Sundry

adj
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity)

n
article too small or numerous to be specified; miscellaneous item

Miasma

(1) A noxious atmosphere or influence: "The family affection, the family expectations, seemed to permeate the atmosphere... like a coiling miasma."

(2a) A poisonous atmosphere formerly thought to rise from swamps and putrid matter and cause disease.
(2b) A thick vaporous atmosphere or emanation: wreathed in a miasma of cigarette smoke.

Mawkish

(1) Excessively and objectionably sentimental.
(2) Sickening or insipid in taste.

Repose

n.
(1) The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
(2) Freedom from worry; peace of mind.
(3) Calmness; tranquillity.

v.
(1) To place (trust, for example): reposed all his hopes in the new cure.
(2) To lay (oneself) down.
(3) To rest or relax (oneself).

August

(1) Inspiring awe or admiration; majestic: the august presence of the monarch.
(2) Venerable for reasons of age or high rank.

Pulchritudinous

Characterized by or having great physical beauty and appeal.

Incipient

Beginning to exist or appear: detecting incipient tumors; an incipient personnel problem.

Frisson

A moment of intense excitement; a shudder: The story's ending arouses a frisson of terror.

Higgledy-Piggledy

(1) In utter disorder or confusion: “There is something delightfully and liberatingly ludicrous about parading higgledy-piggledy in a line of walkers of all shapes and sizes”
(2) Topsy-turvy; jumbled.

Zeitgeist

The taste, outlook, and spirit characteristic of a period or generation.

Panoply

(1) A splendid or striking array: a panoply of colorful flags.
(2) Ceremonial attire with all accessories: a portrait of the general in full panoply.
(3) Something that covers and protects: a porcupine's panoply of quills.
(4) The complete arms and armor of a warrior.

Draconian

Exceedingly harsh; very severe: a draconian legal code; draconian budget cuts.

[From the name Draco, an Athenian politician who codified the laws of Athens (c. 621). Lauded for its impartiality, his code was unpopular for its severity.]

Jamais vu

The experience of being unfamiliar with a person or situation that is actually very familiar. Antonym: deja vu

Fait accompli

An accomplished, presumably irreversible deed or fact.

Grok

To understand profoundly through intuition or empathy.