The Great Awakening

demure

Reserved, modest, and shy in behavior or appearance.

gaunt

Very thin, especially from disease or hunger.

countenance

A person's face or facial expression.

Languor

A state of tiredness or fatigue, often accompanied by a lack of energy.

Evince

To reveal or demonstrate clearly; to show.

Reproach

To express disapproval or disappointment.

Tacit

Understood or implied without being stated.

Upbraid

To scold or criticize severely.

Atonement

Reparation for a wrong or injury; making amends.

Efface

To erase or wipe out.

insidious

Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way but with harmful effects.

Impervious

Not allowing fluid to pass through; unable to be affected by.

Droll

Curiously or oddly amusing.

camaraderie

Mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together.

Vouchsafe

To grant or give something to someone in a gracious manner.

Remonstrate

To make a forcefully reproachful protest.

Discernment

The ability to judge well; insight.

Exacting

Making great demands on one's skill, attention, or resources.

Effusive

Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.

Propensity

An inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.

Manifestation

An event, action, or object that clearly shows or embodies something.

Traverse

To travel across or through.

Exalt

To raise to a higher rank or a position of greater power; to elevate.

Dissolution

The closing down or dismissal of an assembly, partnership, or official body.

Vehement

Showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.

Solicitous

Characterized by showing interest or concern.

apparition

A ghost or ghostlike image of a person.

Desultory

Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm; random.

Capricious

Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.