| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |