| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |