| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |