chiaroscuro (it)

(noun, Italian for light and dark) an oil painting technique developed during the Renaissance that uses strong tonal contrasts between light and dark to model three-dimensional forms

diachronic (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or dealing with phenomena (as of language or culture) as they occur or change over a period of time

elegiac (en)

relating to or characteristic of an elegy.

Menippean satire (en)

a form of satire, usually in prose, which has a length and structure similar to a novel and is characterized by attacking mental attitudes rather than specific individuals or entities

monologic (en)

of, relating to, or characteristic of a monologue

perfidy (en)

(noun) deceitfulness; untrustworthiness

teleological (en)

the philosophical attempt to describe things in terms of their apparent intrinsic purpose, directive principle, or goal, irrespective of human use or opinion

vitiate (en)

(verb) to make faulty or defective; impair / (verb) to debase in moral or aesthetic status / (verb) to make ineffective