| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |