| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| 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. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |