| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |