| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| 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. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |