| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |