| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |