antiquate |
to make obsolete or old-fashioned. |
crossfire |
a volley of projectiles, especially gunfire, directed at some central point from two separated positions. |
delectable |
extremely pleasing to the taste; delicious. |
deride |
to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery. |
discourse |
verbal communication; conversation. |
hedonistic |
adhering to or characterized by the principle that pleasure should be the primary aim in life. |
imperturbable |
not easily excited or disturbed; calm. |
misdeed |
an unacceptable, evil, or illegal act. |
orthodox |
of, having to do with, or following what is believed or practiced by most other people. |
permeable |
of a substance, being such that gas or liquid can penetrate or diffuse through it. |
remunerative |
providing or likely to provide payment or reward; profitable. |
shamble |
to walk slowly, unsteadily, or awkwardly. |
stratify |
to assign categories or create divisions within (a society) according to a hierarchy of social or economic classes. |
tithe |
an amount of money, produce, or goods equal in value to a tenth of one's income, given or paid as a contribution or tax, especially to a church. |
workaday |
ordinary; mundane; everyday. |