elegiac (en)

relating to or characteristic of an elegy.

paratactic (en)

(adj) relating to parataxis, a grammatical concept involving the placing of clauses or phrases one after another, without words to indicate coordination or subordination, as in "Tell me, how are you?"

penumbra (en)

the partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object

salutary (en)

(adjective) producing a beneficial effect; remedial / (adjective) promoting health; curative