| Traumatic: emotionally disturbing or distressing; relating to or causing psychological trauma |
| Touchstone: a standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized |
| Saturnalia: the ancient Roman festival of Saturn in December; an occasion of wild revelry |
| Quid pro quo: a favor or advantage granted in return for something |
Prescience: the power to foresee the future | ||
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| Internecine: destructive to both sides in a conflict |
| Maladroit: ineffective or bungling; clumsy |
| Maudlin: self-pitying or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness |
| Modulate: exert a modifying or controlling influence on |
| Portentous: of or like a portent; done in a pompously or overly solemn manner |
| Bruit: spread a report or rumor widely |
| Dictum: a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source; a short statement that expresses a general truth or principle |
| Ensconce: establish or settle |
| Iconoclastic: characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions |
| In medias res: a narrative that begins somewhere in the middle of a story rather than the beginning |
| Contumelious: scornful and insulting behavior |
| Salubrious: health-giving, healthy; pleasant, not run-down |
| Vitiate: spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of; destroy or impair the legal validity of. |
| Waggish: humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner |
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