| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |