| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |