Like Water For Chocolate

Ruckus: commotion, tumult

Infernal: unholy

Succulent: lush

Pang: pain, stab

Sustenance: support, upkeep

Apparatus: device

Mausoleum: corpses

Illicit: outlawed, prohibited

Eradicate: root out, exterminate

Calamity: catastrophe, tragedy

Uninhibited: unreserved,

Pious: religious, godly

Entreat: beseech, bid

Staunch: unswerving, steadfast

Dire: alarming

Regale: treat,

Profane: defile, debauch

Kindle: arouse

Uncanny: extraordinary, unearthly,

Quiver: quake, shudder, shake (shook)

Repulsive: detestable, offensive,

Delegate: assign

Malady: tuberculosis

Chide: rebuke

Lull: tranquilise, calm

Suffices: serve

Melodious: harmonious

Monopolize: dominate

Profoundly: extremely, (opposite: slightly)

Timid: unassertive

Aforementioned: above-named

Convulsion: turmoil

Quench: suppress,

Putrid: rancid,

Dampen: stifle,

Reproach: disgrace,

Reign: supremacy,

Rictus: grimace,