| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |