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brunt (n)
the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack); the greater part
blight (n)
a thing that spoils or damages something
catharsis (n)
the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions
clairvoyant (n)
a person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact
delude (v)
impose a misleading belief upon (someone); deceive; fool
despondent (adj)
in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
dirge (n)
a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite
façade (n, architecture)
the face of a building, especially the principal front that looks onto a street or open space
futile (adj)
incapable of producing any useful result; pointless
hearth (n)
the area in front and floor of a fireplace
implore (v)
beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something
inviolate (adj)
free or safe from injury or violation
luxuriate (v)
enjoy oneself in a luxurious way; take self-indulgent delight
mantic (adj)
relating to divination or prophecy
maraud (v)
roam in search of things to steal or people to attack; raid and plunder
omen (n)
an event regarded as a portent of good or evil
revile (v)
criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner
sanctimonious (adj)
making a show of being morally superior to other people
surmise (v, n)
v. suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it
n. a supposition that something may be true, even though there is no evidence to confirm it
zeal (n)
great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective
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