| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |