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contrapuntal
adjective MUSIC specialized
UK /ˌkɒn.trəˈpʌn.təl/
Contrapuntal music has two or more separate tunes that are played or sung at the same time.

extricate
verb [ T ] formal
UK /ˈek.strɪ.keɪt/
to remove something or set something free with difficulty:
extricate something from something It took hours to extricate the car from the sand.
extricate yourself from something I tried to extricate myself from the situation.

disconsolate
adjective formal
UK /dɪˈskɒn.səl.ət/
extremely sad and disappointed:
The players were disconsolate after losing what should have been an easy game.
Synonym
inconsolable

mawkishness
noun [ U ] disapproving
UK /ˈmɔː.kɪʃ.nəs/
the quality of showing emotion or love in an awkward or silly way:
For me, the most important quality of the novel is that it escapes mawkishness, sentimentality, and cliches.
He always keeps the story under tight control, never allowing it to descend into melodrama or mawkishness.

garrulous
adjective
UK /ˈɡær.əl.əs/
having the habit of talking a lot, especially about things that are not important

laconic
adjective formal
UK /ləˈkɒn.ɪk/
using very few words to express what you mean:
She had a laconic wit.

discursive
adjective
UK /dɪˈskɜː.sɪv/
involving discussion:
a discursive essay

formal
talking about or dealing with subjects that are only slightly connected with the main subject for longer than necessary:
a discursive writer/speech

atavistic
adjective formal
UK /ˌæt.əˈvɪs.tɪk
happening because of a very old habit from a long time ago in human history, not because of a conscious decision or because it is necessary now:
an atavistic fear of the dark

‘I sat flummoxed like a weary ghost, all shagged out from its hauntings’ Martin Amis

élan - energy, style, and enthusiasm.
"they performed with uncommon elan onstage"

insouciance - casual lack of concern; indifference.
"an impression of boyish insouciance"

‘He pulled the curtains back from the left-hand window and saw the secret beauty that belonged to very early risers and those who had not slept’

‘I wish you were a child again so I could raise you again, better’

‘There were a lot of different ways you could commit from being drunk. There was the tactical cinder, the unloosing of a stomach’s worth of lager to make room for another few points; the surprise puke, which was not a surprise because it would happen inevitably if you did not make it happen yourself; the takeaway puke, when you scared a Stryofoam box full of chips…’