| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |