| aura |
the subtle emanation of a quality or condition of someone or something. |
| auspice |
(usually plural) sponsorship or protection; patronage. |
| churl |
a rude or vulgar person. |
| convoke |
to summon to an assembly; marshal. |
| discreet |
reserved and judicious, especially in talking about or otherwise revealing confidential matters; circumspect. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| iniquity |
great injustice or wickedness. |
| intone |
to recite in musical or lengthened tones, especially in a monotone; chant. |
| plaintive |
showing or expressing sadness or sorrow. |
| posterity |
all generations to come. |
| resurgent |
surging or rising once again; coming back. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
| strident |
harsh-sounding or loud; raucous; grating. |
| vicissitude |
(usually plural) unexpected and unforeseeable changes or shifts, as in one's circumstances. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |