| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |