| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| stately |
dignified. |