| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |