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Calamitous

catastrophic or disastrous

Anachronism

a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists,

Appellation

A name or title

Covenant

an agreement

Admonish

warn or reprimand someone firmly

Sullenness

gloominess; disagreeableness; sulkiness

Reneged

to go back on a promise

Apprehension

anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen

Inscrutable

impossible to understand or interpret

Pariah

An outcast

Wizened

shriveled or wrinkled with age

Heartened

Make more cheerful or confident

Placate

make (someone) less angry or hostile

Onerous

burdensome; heavy; hard to endure

Animosities

strong hostility

Imperious

Assuming power or authority without justification

Presentiment

a vague sense of approaching misfortune

Vernacular

the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.

Belied

contradicted or proved false

Rancor

Bitterness or resentfulness

Dissipate

Disappear or cause to disappear

Ostensibly

apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually

Magnanimous

Generous or forgiving

Cajole

to persuade with false promises and flattery

Capriciousness

changing often and quickly; often changing suddenly in mood or behavior

Guileless

Innocent and without deception

Expedient

convenient; practical

Deferential

respectful

Cacophony

A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

Foolhardy

recklessly bold or rash

Insolently

boldly rude or disrespectful

Bombastic

High-sounding but with little meaning; inflated