| conciliatory |
tending to placate or reconcile. |
| concord |
a state of agreement or harmony between persons or things. |
| crux |
an essential, basic, crucial, or pivotal point. |
| ensue |
to occur as the result of an earlier event. |
| faction |
a group or party within, and often at odds with, a larger organization. |
| flail |
to cause to move wildly. |
| garish |
marked by excessive or tasteless color or decoration; gaudy; flashy. |
| guile |
deceitfulness, treachery, or skillful cunning; wiliness. |
| orientation |
the act or process of preparing oneself or others for a new situation. |
| pallid |
pale or whitened; lacking color. |
| posit |
to propose or suggest as an account of something or as a contribution to an understanding of something. |
| presage |
to be a sign or warning of; portend or foretell. |
| prophetic |
foretelling or revealing the future. |
| salutary |
having or intended to have a beneficial effect. |
| solemnity |
the condition or quality of being grave or serious. |