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Contumely
insult, humiliating treatment
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Preternatural
supernatural
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Impediment
block, hindrance
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Remonstrance
a plea in opposition of something
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Iniquity
evil, wickedness
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Ignominious
shameful, dishonorable
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Exhort
beg, urge strongly
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Amenable
readily brought to submit, obedient
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Requital
something given in return, compensation, retaliation
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Infamy
evil reputation brought about by something grossly criminal
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Sumptuary
designed to regulate personal expenditure, and to prevent personal extravagance (on moral or religious grounds)
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Plebian
one of common people (roman plebs)
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Ascetic
practicing self denial, severe, austere in appearance
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Insidious
treacherous, harmful but seductive
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Caprice
a sudden, impulsive motion, or action, unpredictable
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Placidity
complacent, calm
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Sprite
disembodied spirit, ghost, a small supernatural being
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Anathema
one cursed by ecclesiastical authority; a solemn curse
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Rankle
to cause anger, irritation or bitterness
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Balm
something that soothes, comforts, or restores
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Abyss
bottomless pit; intellectual profundity
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Imperious
commanding, dominant
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Cabalistic
skilled in esoteric or mysterious art; a number of persons secretly united to bring about overturn or usurpation
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Physiognomy
face, appearance
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Panoply
ceremonial armor, a magnificent display
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Mountebank
quack, charlatan (fraud)
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Importune
to press or urge with troublesome persistence
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Orthodox
conforming to an established doctrine
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Somniferous
soporific, drowsy
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Portent
something that foreshadows an upcoming event
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Scurrilous
vulgarly abusive
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Effluence
something that flows out; overflow of waste
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Enigma
mystery, puzzle, riddle
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Impute
to falsely accuse; charge
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Primeval
ancient; primitive
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Loquacity
state of being talkative
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Vivacious
lively in temper or conduct
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Satiate
to satisfy fully or to excess
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Solace
alleviation of grief or anxiety
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Alloy
the mixture of two or more metals
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Vicissitude
mutability; state of being changeable
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Uncouth
uncommon; outlandish; lacking in polish
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Obtrusive
forward in manner or conduct
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Obeisance
bow, act of deference
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Pithy
tersely cogent; having substance and point
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Lees
dregs, sediment of wine
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Jocularity
playful; characterized by jesting
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Effervescence
bubbling, hissing; to show liveliness
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Necromancy
magic, sorcery, conjuration of spirits of dead for purposes of magic
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Pathos
evoking a feeling of pity or compassion
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Stigma
stain; marks of disgrace
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Nugatory
of little or no consequence
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Sable
color black, mourning garments
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