| brevity |
shortness of duration. |
| brusque |
impolitely abrupt in speech or actions; curt. |
| confluence |
a joining of two or more streams, or their point of junction. |
| consequential |
coming after as an outcome or result. |
| contrive |
to plan in a clever way; invent. |
| crux |
an essential, basic, crucial, or pivotal point. |
| discordant |
in conflict or disagreement. |
| medley |
a musical piece that uses the melodies from several different pieces of music. |
| nadir |
the lowest or most depressing point or stage. |
| presentiment |
an intuition or sense of something about to happen; foreboding. |
| retinue |
a group of attendants or other employees who accompany a prominent person. |
| retraction |
a withdrawal or disavowal of an opinion, promise, or the like. |
| seclusion |
the act of isolating or hiding away, or the condition of being isolated in this way. |
| succor |
help or relief given in time of need. |
| ubiquitous |
being or appearing to be in all places at the same time; omnipresent. |