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vno
This does not appear to be a standard English word. It might be a typo or an abbreviation I am unfamiliar with
just
Based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair
smitten
Suddenly and powerfully affected by love
untimely
Occurring at an unfortunate or inappropriate time
premature
blight
A disease that damages and kills plants
anything that spoils, harms, or destroys
decrepit
Worn out or ruined because of age or neglect
plight
A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation
mantle
A loose sleeveless cloak or shawl, worn especially by women
something that covers or envelops
impious
Not showing respect or reverence, especially for God or sacred things
irreverent
rite
A religious or other solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order
gild
Cover thinly with gold leaf or gold paint
whence
From where
crone
An old woman who is thin and withered
tarry
Delay leaving
wait
linger
countenance
A person's face or facial expression
sepulcher
A small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried
ordained
Conferred holy orders on
officially ordered or established
intimate
Closely acquainted
familiar
private and personal
tidings
News
information
shroud
A length of cloth in which a dead person is wrapped for burial
vicissitude
A change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant
render
Provide or give
cause to be or become
represent or depict artistically
despondent
In low spirits from loss of hope or courage
discouraged
querulous
Complaining in a petulant or whining manner
woe
Great sorrow or distress
monotonous
Dull, tedious, and repetitious
lacking in variety and interest
mirth
Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter
scourge
A whip or lash, especially for the purpose of inflicting punishment
a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering
resound
(Of a place) be filled with sound
(of a sound) echo
unprovoked
(Of an attack, act of aggression, etc.) not caused by anything done or said
auditor
A person who conducts an audit
perfidy
Deceitfulness
untrustworthiness
desolate
(Of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness
fitful
Occurring in irregular bursts or spells
fain
Pleased or willing under the circumstances
with pleasure
gladly
obscure
Not discovered or known about
uncertain
bode
Be an omen of a particular outcome
doleful
Expressing sorrow
mournful
wayfarer
A person who travels on foot
tread
Walk in a specified way
set foot on or in
array
An impressive display or range of a particular type of thing
display or arrange (things) in a particular way
anathema
Something or someone that one vehemently dislikes
pervade
(Especially of a smell) spread through and be apparent in every part of
goad
Provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction
sublime
Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe
insoluble
Impossible to solve
precipitous
Dangerously high or steep
(of a change to a worse situation or condition) sudden and dramatic
sojourn
A temporary stay
importunate
Persistent to the point of annoyance or intrusion
malady
A disease or ailment
manifest
Display or show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance
demonstrate
munificent
Larger or more generous than is usual or necessary
trifling
Unimportant or trivial
paradoxical
Seemingly absurd or self-contradictory
specious
Seeming plausible, but actually wrong
tarn
A small mountain lake, especially one formed in a cirque
phantasmagoric
Having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination
trepidation
A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen
pallid
(Of a person's face) pale, typically because of poor health
inordinate
Unusually or disproportionately large
excessive
prevailing
Existing at a particular time
current
gossamer
A fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, which is seen especially in autumn floating in the air or caught on bushes and hedges
abeyance
A state of temporary disuse or suspension
concision
Brevity and completeness in expression
terseness
enunciation
The act of pronouncing words clearly or distinctly
insipid
Lacking flavor
dull
not at all stimulating
anomalous
Deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected
abhorrence
A feeling of repulsion
disgusted loathing
supposititious
Not genuine