| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |