| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| 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. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |