| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |