| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |