| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |