| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |