antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |