| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |