SoS vocab

Bereft

sad and lonely, especially through someone's death or departure.

pique

a feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one's pride.

ruse

an action intended to deceive someone; a trick.

Maw

the receptacle into which food is taken by swallowing. Or the throat, gullet, or jaws especially of a voracious animal

Fervor

intense and passionate feeling.

flippant

 not showing a serious or respectful attitude.

Eschew

deliberately avoid using; abstain from.

Guileless

innocent and without deception.

Righteous

(of a person or conduct) morally right or justifiable; virtuous.

Garrelous

 excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.

Supplication

 the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly.

Fracas

A noisy disturbance or quarrel

Deferential

showing or expressing respect and high regard due a superior or an elder

Litany

 a sizable series or set

Eke

 to get with great difficulty —usually used with out

Clarion

a shrill narrow-tubed war trumpet. Religious, and a call to action

Lodestar

a star that is used to guide the course of a ship, especially the Pole Star. A person who guides or inspires