| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| 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. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |