| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |