| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |