| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |