| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |