| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |