| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |