| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |