accede
to agree, assent, consent
diadem
a crown, an ornamental headband
droll
comical, laughing, amusing
ennui
boredom, tedium
evince
Exhibit, manifest, reveal
indisposed
mildly ill; unwilling
injunction
an order, command, or directive
lugubrious
mournful, dismal, melancholy, doleful
mitigate
to soften, moderate, alleviate, relieve
patently
obviously, clearly, plainly
perpetrate
to commit, perform, carry out
plaintive
mournful, melancholy, sorrowful, doleful
regale
to delight, entertain, gratify
tractable
obedient, governable, docile
vagary
a whim, caprice, flight of fancy
to feather one’s nest
grow rich by taking advantage of circumstances
fair-weather friends
unreliable, they fail in time of distress
to sow one’s wild oats
to lead a wild, carefree life
windfall
unexpected financial gain
il-/im-
not, in
move
mob, mot, mov
-ical
of or relating to