Vocabulary:

Adjudicate: To make a formal, official decision or judgment to resolve a dispute, argument, or legal case.

Amass: To collect or gather a large amount of something—such as money, wealth, or information—over a period of time.

Ample: Having enough/mpre than enough of something (abundance).

Apparition: A ghost, spirit, or any sudden, unexpected, and often startling visual image of a person or thing that is not physically present.

Assiduous: Showing great care, persistent effort, and constant attention to detail.

Assuage: To soothe; to make less severe, to satisfy.

August: Respected, dignified, and majestic.

Calamity: Disaster or great misfortune.

Celestial: Relating to the sky, outer space, or heaven, divinity, or angels.

Conceit: A fancy idea, clever notion, or whimsical thought (in the context of the story). More commonly, thinking too highly of yourself, your actions, or your talents. 

Condemnation: A very strong expression of disapproval or blame, or a formal legal declaration by an official authority.

Contiguous: Being immediately next to someone or something else, sharing a common border; touching or next to each other. (For example, two states or rooms that share a wall.) 

Contretemps: An embarrassing mishap, a clumsy mistake, or a small, awkward argument.

Decorum: Proper, polite, and socially correct behavior, manners, or appearance.

Defer: To accept someone else's opinion, judgment, or authority out of respect or because they have more expertise, or to put off an action, decision, or event until a later time.

Depreciation: The drop in value of a physical item over time due to wear, tear, aging, or becoming outdated.

Diminution: Diminishing; being diminished or decreasing.

Disposition: A natural tendency, temperament, or attitude.

Eloquence: Speaking or writing in a way that is clear, smooth, and moving.

Exigency: An urgent need or an emergency.

Extricate: Free or disentangle from a difficulty.

Fetter: A chain or shackle placed around the ankles to prevent movement; or, more broadly, anything that restricts or limits freedom.

Frantic: Feeling or showing a lot of fear, worry, panic, or extreme emotion, or doing something in a wild, hurried, and often disorganized way.

Gaunt: Very thin and bony, usually because of hunger, illness, or suffering.

Illicit: An adjective that means illegal, unlawful, or forbidden by rules, laws, or accepted social customs.

Illumine: To shine light on something or to make an idea or subject easier to understand (light up/clarify).

Inexorable: Impossible to stop, alter, or persuade (inevitable).

Inherent: A quality or feature that naturally belongs to something and cannot be separated from it. (Existing in something as a natural or permanent characteristic/quality.)

Insidious: Something causing harm in a way that is gradual, subtle, and not easily noticed until severe damage is done.

Irreconcilable: Impossible to bring into harmony, settle, or make compatible.

Latter: The second of two things, people, or options previously mentioned, or the closing or more recent part of a period of time (Ex: latter of the movie or the latter years of his life).

Maladroit: Awkward in movement, clumsy, or lacking skill, tact, and resourcefulness when handling situations .

Menial: Work that requires little skill, offers low pay or status, and is often boring, repetitive, or physically tiring (Lowly, degraded, or humble tasks).

Myriad: An extremely large, indefinite number, or a great variety of something.

Perennial: Lasting a long time or forever.

Perplexity: A state of being confused, bewildered, or puzzled by something complicated or intricate.

Procure: To get or obtain something, especially when it requires special effort, care, or difficulty.

Protégé: A younger or less experienced person who is helped, taught, and supported by an older or more influential person in their career or life.

Proverbial: Well-known, widely recognized, or resembling a proverb or common saying.

Rapt: Completely absorbed, engrossed, or seized by intense interest, attention, or emotion.

Recumbent: Lying down, leaning back, or resting in a reclined position.

Relegate: To put someone or something into a lower/less important rank.

Remorse: A deep, painful feeling of sadness, guilt, and regret for a wrong or bad action that you have committed in the past.

Reverberate: To echo repeatedly or continue bouncing off surfaces.

Seldom: Not often, or rarely.

Supplicate: To ask for something humbly, earnestly, or in a prayerful manner. Also, it could mean to make a petition or petition humbly to a person or thing.

Toil: Hard, continuous, and exhausting work or physical labor that causes physical tiredness and requires endurance.

Unrelenting: Extremely determined, never stopping, never slowing down, or refusing to give up.

Virtue: A behavior, trait, or quality that is considered morally good, right, and admirable.

Virulent: An infection or illness that is extremely severe, dangerous, and capable of causing rapid, serious damage or death to a host.