| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| 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. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |