| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |