| 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. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |