| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |