antediluvian (adj.)
of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood
cache (n.)
a temporary storage area for frequently used data, files, or instructions
deleterious (adj.)
causing harm or damage.
empathy (n.)
the ability to understand and share the feelings of another
flounder (v.)
struggle or stagger helplessly or clumsily in water
indigenous (adj.)
inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times
lugubrious (adj.)
looking or sounding sad and dismal
nexus (n.)
a connection or series of connections linking two or more things
prattle (v.)
talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way
viable (adj,)
capable of working successfully; feasible
schadenfreude (n.)
pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune