All the words

wrath

intense anger

refuge

a shelter from danger or hardship

vigor

active strength of body or mind

derisive

expressing contempt or ridicule

enthralled

filled with wonder and delight

callow

young and inexperienced

perturbed

thrown into a state of agitated confusion

vile

morally reprehensible

miscreant

a person without moral scruples

zeal

excessive fervor or excitement to do something or accomplish some end

ostracize

to expel from a community or group

irreparable

impossible to rectify or correct

desecrate

to defile; to remove the sacredness from a person or object

imminent

close in time; about to occur

discordant

not in agreement or harmony

superfluous

more than is needed, desired, required

abomination

an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence

abdicate

to resign; abandon; to handover

imperial

of or relating to an empire

enclave

a portion of territory within or surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct

coerce

to persuade by force or intimidation

quell

to put an end to (usually a rebellion or other disorder)

mitigate

to make less severe, serious, or painful

contemptuous

scornful; showing contempt

unprecedented

never known or done before

infrastructure

the basic physical and organizational structures for societies and buildings

egalitarian

relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal

inchoate

not quite informed yet

diaspora

a scattered population whose origin lies in a separate geographic locale

pan

all or everything

Deft

skillful in physical movements

Taut

stretched tight; subject to great tension

Feign

to give a false appearance of

Wither

to shrink

ceaseless

uninterpreted in time; indefinitely long and continuing

audacity

fearless daring

resignation

acceptance of an unpleasant but inevitable situation

devoid

completely wanting or lacking

implore

to beg or to request earnestly and urgently

elude

to escape, either physically or mentally

malevolence

wishing evil to others

listless

marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm

specious

a plausible but false argument or idea

esoteric

understandable only by an enlightened inner circle; cryptic; obscure

potent

having a strong physiological or chemical effect

sullen

showing a brooding ill humor

recoil

to draw back, as with fear or pain

calamity

an event resulting in great loss or misfortune

grievous

causing or marked by grief or anguish

wrath

intense anger

theology

study of the nature of god and religious belief

derisive

expressing contempt or ridicule

interregional/intraregional

occurring between different regions/occurring within a region

daunting

intimidating; seeming difficult to deal with

specialization

the process of becoming an expert in a particular subject or skill

corpulent

fat

aristocracy

nobility; the highest class (usually hereditary)

propitiate

appease; regain favor with someone

bureaucracy

an often complex system of government administered by officials

myopia

nearsightedness; lack of imagination or foresight

monarchy/oligarchy

rule by one/ rule by a few

utopia/ dystopia

an imagined paradise/ an imagined dysfunctional and unjust state

egalitarian

relating to the principle that all people are equal

hierarchy

the organization of people in ranks by status or authority

caliphate

the reign of a caliph ("deputy of God") or Muslim ruler

truculent

quick to argue or fight; defiant

patriarchy/matriarchy

government ruled by men/ government ruled by women

schism

philosophical or religious split or division between sects or parties

syncretism

cultural blending

orthodox

traditionally accepted belief system

monastic

relating to monks, nuns, or the buildings in which they live

tremulous

shaking or quivering slightly

paleolithic/Neolithic

"old" (foraging) or "new" (agrarian) stone age

Pastoralist

sheep or cattle herder

Condescending

snobby; showing a patronizing superiority

Anthropocene

current historical period dominated by human activity

Decorous

polite and in keeping with good taste

Agrarian

relating to the cultivation of land (farming)

Furtive

secretive; attempting to avoid notice or attention

Diffusion

the spreading of something more widely

Ebullience

the quality of being cheerful and full of energy; exuberance

Indigenous

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native

Inscrutable

impossible to understand or interpret

Domestication

the process of adapting wild plants and animals for human use

Patrilineal/ Matrilineal

tracing family trees through the father/mother's line

Malevolent

having or showing a wish to do evil to others; malicious

Stela(e)

upright, inscribed, stone slab or column

Effigy

sculpture or model of a person

Talisman

an object thought to have magic powers bringing good luck

Monotheism/ Polytheism

belief on one god/ belief in many gods

Animism

belief that spirits indwell inanimate objects (plants, mountains, springs)

Tremulous

shaking or quivering slightly

monastic

relating to monks, nuns, and the buildings in which they live

proselytize

to attempt to convert someone from one religion to another

heresy

belief that is contrary to orthodox doctrine

iconoclasm

the rejection and destruction of religious beliefs or images as heretical

maritime

nautical; relating to the sea

cartography

mapmaking

exploitation

gaining unfair advantage over someone to benefit from their labor

monetization

the conversion of an asset or an entire economy into cash