| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |