| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |