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extort
to obtain from a person by force, threat, or intimidation
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goad
stick with a pointed or electrically charged end for driving cattle; prod
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portal
a large door, gate or entrance
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desolation
loneliness; sorrrow; grief
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prone
having a natural tendency towards something; disposed; liable
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nonchalantly
coolly; unconcerned; indifferent
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surge
a strong, wavelike movement, rush
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maraud
to raid; plunder(to rob of goods, valuables as in war)
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shenanigans
mischief; prankishness; deceit
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dove tail
something that resembles a dove's tail; a tenon broader at its end than its base
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gaunt
extremely thin and bony; haggard
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carrion
dead and decaying flesh or odor
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retaliate
return like for like; evil for evil
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beseech
to beg; solicit; to look for
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gauntlet
a former punishment, chiefly military in which the offender was made to run between 2 rows of men who struck at him with switches or weapons as he passed
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ludicrous
ridiculous; laughable
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zany
absurdly or whimsically comic
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exuberance
enthusiastic or vigorous
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reprisal
retaliation against an enemy by the infliction of equal or greater injuries
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