| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |