apotheosis (en)

the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax

encaustic (en)

(noun) a paint made from pigment mixed with melted beeswax and resin and after application fixed by heat / (noun) the method involving the use of encaustic or a work produced by this method

equanimity (en)

calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation

gneiss (en)

(noun) a foliated metamorphic rock corresponding in composition to a feldspathic plutonic rock (as granite)

hinterland (en)

(noun) the often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or a river's banks; an area lying beyond what is visible or known

indelibly (en)

in a way that cannot be removed or forgotten

indigent (en)

(adjective) suffering from extreme poverty; impoverished / (adjective) deficient / (adjective) totally lacking in something specified

laconic (en)

(adjective) using or involving the use of a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious

nonpareil (en)

(adj) having no match or equal; unrivaled OR (noun) an unrivaled or matchless person or thing

pallid (en)

(adjective) deficient in color; wan / (adjective) lacking sparkle or liveliness; dull

panoply (en)

(noun) a complete or impressive collection of things; (historically) a complete set of arms or suit of armor

paucity (en)

the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity

pelagic (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or living or occurring in the open sea; oceanic

salubrious (en)

(adjective) favorable to or promoting health or well-being

saturnine (en)

(adjective) born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn / (adjective) cold and steady in mood; slow to act or change / (adjective) of a gloomy or surly disposition / (adjective) having a sardonic aspect

scopophilic (en)

the obtaining of sexual pleasure by looking at nude bodies, erotic photographs, etc, especially as a substitute for actual sexual participation

stanchion (en)

(noun) an upright bar, post, or support (as for a roof or a ship's deck) / (noun) a device that fits loosely around the neck of an animal (as a cow) and limits forward and backward motion (as in a stall)