| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |