| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |