| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |