Immobility
Motionlessness (Noun).
Inflexible
Stubborn, Obstinate, Obdurate (Adjective).
Niggard
Miser, Ungenerous, Pinchpenny (Noun).
Bequeath
Entrust, Pass on, Hand down (Verb).
Irremediable
Incurable, Irrecoverable, Incorrigible (Adjective).
Exquisite
Splendid, Elegant, Graceful (Adjective).
Pulsation
Throbbing, Vibration (Noun).
Tremulous
Unsteady, Wavering, Trembling (Adjective).
Embalmed
Preserved, Immortalized, Mummified (Adjective).
Indictment
Charge, Accusation, Arraignment (Noun).
Flâneur
Stroller, Loafer, Lounger (French, Noun).
Perversity
Contrariness, Awkwardness, Waywardness (Noun).
Vita Nuova
New Life. La Vita Nuova is also the title of a thirteenth-century book by Dante Alighieri. (Latin, Noun).
Confraternity
Brotherhood (Noun).
Agnosticism
Cynicism, Scepticism, The school of thought that doubts human capabilities to know metaphysics (Noun).
Pageant
Parade, Procession, Cavalcade (Noun).
Grotesque
Malformed, Distorted, Ugly (Adjective).
Affectation
Pretense, Artificiality, Posturing (Noun).
Revelation
Disclosure, Divulgence, Declaration (Noun).
Austere
Stern, Harsh, Strict, Severe (Adjective).
ipsissima verba
The Actual Words, the Precise Terms (Latin, Noun).
Domine, non sum dignus
Literally, “Lord, am not dignified”. The original Latin Prayer of Humble Access if often translated into English as “Lord, I am not worthy”.
Imitatio Christi
“Imitation of Christ”. Imitating the life of Christ is key to several schools of Christian theology.
