| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |