| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| tummler |
an entertainer or social director who encourages participation by guests or audience. |