| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |