| 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. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |