ineluctable (en)

unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable

inimical (en)

(adj) hostile, obstructive

invective (en)

insulting, abusive, or highly critical language

inveigle (en)

(verb) to win over by wiles; entice / (verb) to acquire by ingenuity or flattery; wangle

inveterate (en)

firmly established by long persistence; confirmed in habit

invidious (en)

(adjective) tending to cause discontent, animosity, or envy / (adjective) envious / (adjective) of an unpleasant or objectionable nature; obnoxious / (adjective) of a kind to cause harm or resentment

lachrymose (en)

(adjective) given to tears or weeping; tearful / (adjective) tending to cause tears; mournful

lachrymose (en)

(adjective) given to tears or weeping; tearful / (adjective) tending to cause tears; mournful

lachrymose (en)

(adjective) given to tears or weeping; tearful / (adjective) tending to cause tears; mournful

limn (en)

(verb) depict or describe in painting or words; suffuse or highlight (something) with a bright color or light

lowing (en)

(verb) moo

lugubrious (en)

(adjective) mournful / (adjective) exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful / (adjective) dismal

Manichaeism (en)

an ancient religious movement that has to do with duality? "an elaborate dualistic cosmology describing the struggle between a good, spiritual world of light, and an evil, material world of darkness"

metonymy (en)

(noun) a figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated (as “crown” in “lands belonging to the crown”)

molder (en)

(verb) slowly decay or disintegrate, especially because of neglect

multifarious (en)

having many varied parts or aspects; multifaceted

nostrum (en)

a medicine prepared by an unqualified person, especially one that is not considered effective; a scheme or remedy for bringing about some social or political reform or improvement

numinous (en)

(adjective) supernatural mysterious / (adjective) filled with a sense of the presence of divinity; holy / (adjective) appealing to the higher emotions or to the aesthetic sense; spiritual

obdurate (en)

(adjective) stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing / (adjective) hardened in feelings / (adjective) resistant to persuasion or softening influences

obverse (en)

the opposite or counterpart of a fact or truth; the side of a coin or medal bearing the head or principal design

obviate (en)

(verb) to anticipate and prevent (as a situation) or make unnecessary (as an action)

officious (en)

(adjective) kind obliging / (adjective) dutiful / (adjective) volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed; meddlesome / (adjective) informal unofficial

parlous (en)

(adjective) full of danger or uncertainty; precarious

perfidy (en)

(noun) deceitfulness; untrustworthiness

piacular (en)

sacrificial, expiatory; making or requiring atonement