academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
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. |
disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
engender |
to create or give rise to. |
insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
scion |
an offspring or heir. |
veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |