| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| 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. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| 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. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |