| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |