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Emaciated (adj.)
very thin due to hunger or disease; feeble.
Wretched (adj.)
characterized by or attended with misery or sorrow.
Conflagration (n)
a great, destructive fire.
Trifling (adj.)
of slight worth, trivial, insignificant
Countenance (n)
appearance; facial expression
Benevolence (n)
kindness, compassion
Daemon (n)
a divinity or supernatural being of nature between gods and humans
Impertinent (adj.)
rude
Poignant (adj.)
emotionally moving
Cull (v)
select, weed out
Eloquence (adj.)
the art of using language effectively and with fluency
Sympathy (n)
harmony of or agreement feeling, as between persons or on a part of one person with respect to another
Intoxicating (n)
exhilarating; exciting
Ameliorate (v)
to make better or improve
Indefatigable (adj.)
never tired
Deplore (v)
to disapprove of; to regret strongly
Procure (v)
to obtain
Contrive (v)
to devise, plan, or managed; to form in an artistic manner
Pittance (n)
a small amount, portion, or wage
Doting (adj.)
excessively fond
Pretension (n)
the quality of being arrogant; snobbish a false claim
Penury (n)
extreme poverty
Vagrants (n)
beggars
Inmate (n)
person who dwells with other in the same house
Celestial (adj.)
heavenly
Cherub (n)
a person, especially a child, with a sweet chubby innocent face
Chamois (n)
agile goat-like animal (sham-ee)
Reverential (adj.)
deeply respectful
Smitten (adj.)
very much in love
Caprice (n)
an impulsive change of mind; fickle
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