| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| 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. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |