| aura |
the subtle emanation of a quality or condition of someone or something. |
| combatant |
someone or something that engages in fighting, especially as part of warfare. |
| compulsion |
coercion or constraint; act of using force to bring about another's action. |
| defeatist |
characterized by an acceptance or expectation of failure. |
| degeneration |
the process of decline or decay. |
| droll |
wryly amusing or humorous. |
| grassroots |
originating with or operating among the common people. |
| mediation |
the act or process of mediating between two disputing or disagreeing parties to bring about a resolution; arbitration. |
| nuance |
a subtle quality or difference in tone, meaning, color, or the like; shade. |
| peripheral |
related but not essential. |
| promontory |
a high cliff that sticks out into a large body of water or that rises above an area of lower land. |
| superimpose |
to set or lay on top of or above something. |
| transcendental |
beyond the limits of ordinary experience, thought, or belief; supernatural, visionary, or mystical. |
| unsubstantiated |
lacking the evidence or verification needed to establish as true. |
| workaday |
ordinary; mundane; everyday. |