| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |