| antiquate |
to make obsolete or old-fashioned. |
| burlesque |
a book, play, skit, or the like that mocks something by comically treating it with inappropriate seriousness or levity. |
| choleric |
having a quick temper; easily angered. |
| detriment |
harm, injury, or loss. |
| girth |
the length around something. |
| manifest |
to show plainly; display; demonstrate. |
| memoir |
an account of facts or events based primarily on the author's personal experience. |
| nonconformity |
refusal or failure to adjust one's behavior and actions to accord or comply with societal customs, values, or the like. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| ravenous |
very hungry; starved. |
| reorganize |
to reestablish or arrange anew. |
| rudimentary |
of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary. |
| scuttle2 |
to move or run as if in a hurry; scurry. |
| simpleminded |
not complex or sophisticated. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |