| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |