beowulf

alacrity

speed or quickness; eagerness

anathema

something or someone that one vehemently dislikes

bulwark

a wall raised as a defensive fortification

cogency

the quality of being logically valid

depredations

a predatory attack; a raid

disconsolate

beyond consolation; extremely dejected

effulgence

a brilliant radiance

felicity

great happiness; bliss

gumption

boldness of enterprise; boldness or initiative

ignominious

marked by shame or disgrace

inexorable

not capable of being persuaded; relentless

interlude

an intervening episode or a period of time

lambency

an appearance of reflected light

litany

a repetitive or incantatory recital

pariah

a social outcast

phantasmagoria

a fantastic sequence of imaginary events as if in a fever or dream

pinioned

to restrain by the binding of arms

plaited

to braid

reticence

the state of being reluctant

revenant

one who returns after death

scion

a descendent or heir

stalwart

having imposing physical strength

transmuted

to change from one form into another; transform

vernacular

the native language of a country

virulent

bitterly hostile or antagonistic