| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |