| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |