| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |