acquiesce – to comply or agree without protest
amiable – friendly, good-natured
austerity – severely plain or simple
balustrade - a railing and posts that support it
calamity – a disaster
capacious – spacious, roomy
chasm – deep crack in the earth’s surface
chasten – corrected by punishment
chronic – affecting something for a long time
clamor – a loud noise or outcry
commiseration – to share in the misery of
contentious – quarrelsome
convulse - to shake violently
debark - to unload
dexterity – skill in handling things
dispensations – exemption from penalty
expansively – in an open, generous way
explicit - stating something in exact terms
fervent – showing warmth of feeling
forlorn – alone and unhappy
futility – uselessness, ineffectiveness, hopelessness
gargantuan – huge
impervious – not influenced or able to be penetrated
implicate – to show a person to be involved in a crime
imply – to express or indicate indirectly
inane – lacking sense or substance
inconceivable – (ADJECTIVE) cannot be imagined or believed
incredulity – (NOUN) complete inability to believe
initiation – ceremony in which someone is admitted as a member of a group
innate – inborn, occurring naturally
latent – existing, but not yet visible
lucid – easily understood or period of sanity
malicious – having or showing desire to harm another
oblivious – totally unaware
omission – something left out or neglected
opulent – wealthy, rich
pervade - to be present or spread throughout
placate – to satisfy or appease
precedence - priority in time or order
prestige – status or reputation
proactive – acting in advance of something
regally – like royalty, fit for a king
resonance – intensification/prolongation of sound
reticent – not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings easily
retort – quick, sharp or witty reply
saccharine - artificially sweet
scrutiny – a close look or examination
sedate – composed, collected
solace – act of showing sympathy
sterile - unproductive; without life
tacit - implied by or inferred from actions
unfettered – unrestricted, not held back
venerable –worthy of respect
vindicated – to clear of blame or suspicion