ambit (en)

(noun) the scope, extent, or bounds of something

anomie (en)

lack of the usual social or ethical standards in an individual or group, which lessens social cohesion and fosters decline; popularized by French sociologist Émile Durkheim in his influential book Suicide

bathos (en)

(noun) a literary term coined by Alexander Pope to describe to describe amusingly failed attempts at sublimity (an effect of anticlimax created by an unintentional lapse in mood from the sublime to the trivial or ridiculous); adj is "bathetic"

bucolic (en)

(adjective) of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen; pastoral / (adjective) relating to or typical of rural life / (adjective) idyllic

equanimity (en)

calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation

fomenting (en)

(verb) to promote the growth or development of; rouse incite

legerdemain (en)

(noun) sleight of hand / (noun) a display of skill or adroitness

picaresque (en)

(adjective) of or relating to rogues or rascals / (adjective) of, relating to, suggesting, or being a type of fiction dealing with the episodic adventures of a usually roguish protagonist / (noun) one that is picaresque

supercilious (en)

(adjective) coolly and patronizingly haughty