| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |