- Absolve, Vindicate: to free from blame, exculpate, exonerate
- Addendum: an addition or supplement to a book
- Adjourn: to suspend until a later time
- Allay, Alleviate, Assuage: soothe, Calm, Relieve
- Anachronism: something that is not happening in its proper time
- Appease, Mitigate, Mollify: soothe, Calm, Allay, Alleviate
- Banal, Hackneyed, Trite: commonplace, trivial or made common and worn out by overuse
- Chronological: arranged in the order of occurrence
- Circumspect: to look around and thus be cautious
- Clandestine, Furtive: covert, stealthy, surreptitious, sneaky, secretive
- Coda: a concluding musical section
- Covert, Stealthy, Surreptitious: clandestine, furtive, sneaky, secretive
- Despondent, Dejected: disconsolate, dispirited
- Disconsolate, Dispirited: despondent, dejected
- Dogged, Obdurate, Recalcitrant: intractable, intransigent, obstinate, very stubborn
- Ecstatic, Exultant: elated, exhilarated, exuberant
- Elated, Exhilarated, Exuberant: ecstatic, exultant
- Ephemeral, Evanescent: temporary, fleeting, transient
- Epilogue: a concluding section of a literary work
- Exculpate, Exonerate: prove guiltless, absolve, vindicate
- Fleeting, Transient: temporary, ephemeral, evanescent
- Garrulous, Loquacious, Verbose: overly talkative
- Hiatus: a temporary gap, break in continuity, moratorium, respite
- Impetuous: done on the spur of the moment
- Impromptu: impulsive, done on the spur of the moment
- Impugn: to challenge the accuracy or honesty of something
- Impulsive: done on first impulse, without careful thought, rash
- Intractable, Intransigent, Obstinate: dogged, obdurate, recalcitrant, extremely stubborn
- Laconic, Reticent: saying little, keeping brief and to the point
- Moratorium: a temporary pause, suspension of activity
- Overture: an introduction to a musical
- Perspicacity: having keen visio, as in being perceptive, astute
- Placid: to be outwardly calm, composed
- Postscript: a note or series of notes appended to a completed letter; abbreviated P.S.
- Preamble: an introduction to a constitution or legal document
- Preface: an introductory statement to a book, article, or speech
- Prelude: an introduction to a performance
- Prologue: an introduction to a poem, play, etc.
- Pugnacious: combative, quick to fight
- Rash: done on first impulse, without careful thought,
- Repugnant: offesnive, very distasteful, repulsive
- Respite: a temporary pause, adjournment, hiatus
- Specious: seemingly fair or true, but actually not so, deceptive
- Succinct, Taciturn: saying little, keeping brief and to the point
- Synchronize: to occur at the same time, simultaneous