| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |