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Talisman

An object believed to bring good luck or protect against harm.

Mordant

Sharp and critical; biting (especially in humor).

Hallow

To honor as holy; to make sacred.

Ignominy

Public shame or disgrace.

Abject

Extremely bad or severe; miserable.

Complicity

Involvement in a wrongful act.

Sylvan

Relating to forests or wooded areas.

Pertinacious

Holding firmly to an opinion or course of action; stubborn.

Paucity

A scarcity or lack of something.

Portend

To serve as a warning or sign of a future event.

Eclectic

Deriving ideas or styles from a broad range of sources.

Canard

A false or baseless rumor or story.

Captious

Tending to find fault or raise petty objections.

Consign

To deliver something to a person’s custody; to assign.

Gainsay

To deny or contradict.

Moratorium

A temporary prohibition or suspension of an activity.

Dissidence

Political or social disagreement.

Propriety

Conformity to socially accepted standards of behavior; decency.

Propinquity

Nearness in place or time; kinship.

Incumbent

Necessary as a duty or responsibility; currently holding office.

Derelict

Dilapidated; abandoned; neglectful of duty.

Felicitous

Well-suited; pleasing and appropriate.

Paltry

Ridiculously or insultingly small; worthless.

Impecunious

Lacking money; penniless.

Perfunctory

Done without enthusiasm or care; mechanical.

Contrite

Feeling remorse or guilt.

Febrile

Feverish, agitated, or overly excited.

Amenity

A desirable or useful feature; pleasantness.

Inviolable

Never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored.

Pittance

A very small or inadequate amount of money.

Neophyte

A beginner or novice in a subject or activity.

Imperturbable

Unable to be upset or excited; calm under pressure.

Paroxysm

A sudden outburst of emotion or action (e.g., laughter, coughing).

Deprecate

To express disapproval of; to belittle.

Blandishment

Flattery intended to persuade or coax.

Loath

Reluctant or unwilling.

Nettle

To irritate or annoy someone.

Agnostic

A person who believes that the existence of God or ultimate reality is unknown or unknowable.

Travesty

A false, absurd, or distorted representation of something.

Conciliate

To stop someone from being angry or discontented; to placate.

Echelon

A level or rank in an organization or society.

Calumniate

To make false and defamatory statements about someone.

Pedantry

Excessive concern with minor details or rules.

Inexorable

Impossible to stop or prevent; relentless.

Sequester

To isolate or hide away.

Languish

To become weak or feeble; to suffer neglect.

Deign

To do something that one considers beneath their dignity.

Engender

To produce, cause, or give rise to something.

Panegyric

A public speech or text in praise of someone or something.