| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |