| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |