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palimpsest
A manuscript on which more than one text has been written; something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form.
insatiable
Impossible to fulfill, appease, or gratify.
pedantic
Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning.
servile
Submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior.
undulate
Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion.
demure
Shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way.
pious
Having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity.
anachronism
Locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed.
disconsolate
Sad beyond comforting; incapable of being soothed.
ingratiate
Gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts.
parley
A negotiation between enemies.
lugubrious
Excessively mournful.
inconspicuous
Not prominent or readily noticeable.
lithe
Moving and bending with ease.
waif
A homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned.
innocuous
Not injurious to physical or mental health.
ethereal
Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality.
litany
A prayer led by clergy with responses from the congregation.
absolve
Grant remission of a sin to.
collusion
Secret agreement.
mirth
Great merriment.
indoctrination
Teaching someone to accept beliefs uncritically.
sedition
An illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority.
flippant
Showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness.
implacable
Incapable of being appeased or pacified.
precarious
Not secure; beset with difficulties.
incendiary
Capable of causing fires or catching fire spontaneously.
tableau
Any dramatic scene.
plebeian
Of or associated with the great masses of people.
concubine
A woman who cohabits with an important man.
