- aberrant (adj.) not conforming to an accepted or usual standard.
- adroit (adj.) clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.
- chthonic (adj.) concerning, belonging to, or inhabiting the underworld.
- convalescent (adj.) (of a person) recovering from an illness or operation. [could also be used as a noun]
- dioscuri ✧ (n.) the twins Castor and Pollux reunited as stars in the sky by Zeus after Castor's death and regarded as patrons of athletes and sailors.
- diptych
- (n.) a painting, especially an altarpiece, on two hinged wooden panels which may be closed like a book.
- (n.) an ancient writing tablet consisting of two hinged leaves with waxed inner sides.
- disquisition (n.) a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject; discourse.
- ensconce (v.) establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe, or secret place.
- entelechy ✧
- (n.) the realization of potential
- (n.) the soul.
- farcical (adj.) relating to or resembling farce, especially because of absurd or ridiculous aspects.
- forlorn (adj.) pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.
- gowdy (adj.) (of a person or their clothes) unfashionable and without style in appearance (typically used of a woman).
- gumption (n.) shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness.
- imprimatur (n.) sanction, approval; imprint; a mark of approval or distinction.
- lacuna (n.) [plural: lacunae] a blank space or a missing part; a small cavity, pit, or disconinutiy in an anatomical structure; a missing portion in a book or manuscript.
- moribund (adj.) at the point of death.
- nadir ✧
- (n.) the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization.
- (n.) the point on the celestial sphere directly below an observer.
- obstreperous (adj.) noisy and difficult to control.
- panpsychism (n.) the doctrine or belief that everything material however small, has an element of individual consciousness.
- perspicacious (adj.) of acute mental vision or discernment, keen.
- propensity (n.) an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.
- recalcitrant
- (adj.) having an obstinately uncooperative attitude, especially toward authority or discipline.
- (n.) a person with an obstinately uncooperative attitude.
- reticence (n.) the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
- salience (n.) the state of being significant.
- sedulous (adj.) (of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence.
- sine qua non (n.) [latin: without which, not] an essential condition; a thing that is absolutely necessary.
- vacuous (adj.) having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless; empty.
- vicissitudes
- (n.) a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.
- (n.) alternation between opposite or contrasting things.
- vociferous (adj.) (especially of a person or speech) vehement or clamorous.
- xoanon (n.) a primitive image of a god, carved, esp originally, in wood, and supposed to have fallen from heaven.
- zenith ✧
- (n.) the point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer.
- (n.) the time at which something is most powerful or successful.
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