| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |