pellucid (en)

translucently clear

prepotent (en)

(adjective) having exceptional power, authority, or influence / (adjective) exceeding others in power

primum non nocere (la)

first, do no harm

pulvinate (en)

curved convexly or swelled

realpolitik (en)

(noun) politics based on practical and material factors rather than on theoretical or ethical objectives

scurrilous (en)

(adjective) using or given to coarse language / (adjective) vulgar and evil / (adjective) containing obscenities, abuse, or slander

shtetl (en)

small towns with large Jewish populations, which existed in Central and Eastern Europe before the Holocaust

somniferous (en)

(adjective) soporific

tendentious (en)

(adjective) marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view; biased

triune (en)

(noun) trinity / (adjective) ; three in one; / (adjective) of or relating to the Trinity / (adjective) consisting of three parts, members, or aspects

unlettered (en)

(adjective) lacking facility in reading and writing and ignorant of the knowledge to be gained from books / (adjective) illiterate / (adjective) not marked with letters

unlettered (en)

(adjective) lacking facility in reading and writing and ignorant of the knowledge to be gained from books / (adjective) illiterate / (adjective) not marked with letters

vainglory (en)

(noun) excessive or ostentatious pride especially in one's achievements / (noun) vain display or show; vanity

velleity (en)

(noun) the lowest degree of volition / (noun) a slight wish or tendency; inclination

weltschmerz (en)

a feeling of melancholy and world-weariness; coined by German author Jean Paul