| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |