| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |