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–noun | 1. | an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident. |
| 2. | good fortune; luck: the serendipity of getting the first job she applied for. |
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adjective | 1. | calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled: a serene landscape; serene old age. |
| 2. | clear; fair: serene weather. |
| 3. | (usually initial capital letter[image]) most high or august (used as a royal epithet, usually prec. by his, your, etc.): His Serene Highness. |
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–noun | 3. | a sedative drug or agent. |
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–noun | 1. | a literary work, movie, etc., that is complete in itself but continues the narrative of a preceding work. |
| 2. | an event or circumstance following something; subsequent course of affairs. |
| 3. | a result, consequence, or inference. |
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–verb (used without object) | 1. | to go or move quickly or in haste. |
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–verb (used with object), -cret·ed, -cret·ing. | to discharge, generate, or release by the process of secretion. |
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–verb (used with object) | 1. | to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile: He was banished to Devil's Island. |
| 2. | to compel to depart; send, drive, or put away: to banish sorrow. |
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–noun | 1. | a defensive barrier hastily constructed, as in a street, to stop an enemy. |
| 2. | any barrier that obstructs passage. |
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| Something that is trite, obvious, or predictable; a commonplace: Television commercials are full of banalities. |
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noun | sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc.: The speaker attacked him with great acrimony. |
—Synonyms bitterness, animosity, spitefulness, asperity, spite. —Antonyms goodwill, civility, kindness, politeness. |
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verb (used with object) | 1. | to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments: garlands of flowers adorning their hair. |
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| . | to be in agreement or harmony; agree. |
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–noun, plural -ties. | 1. | a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury. |
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–noun, plural -nies. | 1. | a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something: The speech was considered a calumny of the administration. |
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–noun Also, cadency. | 1. | rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words: the cadence of language. |
| 2. | (in free verse) a rhythmic pattern that is nonmetrically structured. |
| 3. | the beat, rate, or measure of any rhythmic movement: The chorus line danced in rapid cadence. |
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