| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |