Ascetic
severely self-disciplined
Abomination
something that causes disgust or hatred
Immutability
the inability to change over time
Inscrutable
impossible to understand or interpret
Alacrity
eagerness; readiness
August
respected, impressive
Bight
a curve or recess in a coastline or river
Declivity
a downward slope
Sententious
trying to seem wise in a pompous, annoying way
Lugubrious
looking or sounding sad or dismal
Insidious
treacherous; crafty
Insipid
lacking flavor
Moribund
in terminal decline; lacking vitality
Prevaricator
a liar
Rapacious
aggressively greedy or grasping
Sepulcher
a small stone vault in which a dead person is buried
Somnambulist
one who sleepwalks
Interminable
endless
Abject
wretched; degrading; miserable
Abscond
to leave hurriedly or secretly, often to escape arrest