asperity
severity of manner or tone; harshness; roughness
austerity
stern coldness in appearance and manner; without excess or ornamentation
despotic
holding absolute power; tyrannical
effluence
something that flows out; outward expression
enigma
a person of contradicting or puzzling character; riddle; problem
gibe
mocking words; taunts
innate
existing in one from birth; not learned
petulant
showing sudden impatience or irritation
proffered
offered or proposed for one's acceptance or rejection
requital
a return or reward for service; kindness
colloquy
a dialogue; conversation
Consecration
the act of giving sacramental character; sacredness
denizen
inhabitant, resident
dryad
a deity or nymph of the woods
harrowed
distressed the mind; disturbed keenly or painfully
hillock
a little hill
loquacity
talkativeness; chattiness
meditative
deeply thoughtful; contemplative
transmuting
changing from one form to another
vestige
visible evidence of something that is no longer evident; a mark or trace
depredation
the act or preying upon or plundering; robbery
disquietude
the state of disturbance; uneasiness; noisiness
jocularity
joking; a funny remark
languor
physical weakness; a lack of energy
obeisance
a bow or curtsey; a movement of the body expressing respect
potentate
power; ruler; monarch
prattle
talk in a foolish way; babble
preternatural
out of the ordinary; unnatural
uncouth
rude; uncivilized; unmannerly
vicissitude
an unexpected change
apotheosize
glorify; deify
audacity
daring without regard for personal safety; boldness
contiguous
close by; touching
erratic
deviating from the normal or proper course in conduct or opinion
gait
a manner of walking
indefatigable
incapable of being tired out
morion
helmet worn by common soldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries
necromancy
the art of divination through communication with the dead
Pathos
the power or quality of evoking pity or compassion
repugnace
strong distaste or aversion; objection