adumbrate (en)

report or represent in outline; foreshadow or symbolize

ascesis (en)

(noun) the practice of severe self-discipline, typically for religious reasons

jejune (en)

(adjective) lacking nutritive value / devoid of significance or interest; dull / naive, simplistic, and superficial

oneiric (en)

(adjective) of or relating to dreams; dreamy

phatic (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or being speech used for social or emotive purposes rather than for communicating information

proscenium (en)

(noun) the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater / (noun) the part of a modern stage in front of the curtain / (noun) the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium and provides the arch that frames it / (noun) foreground / (noun) foreground