| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |