faltered- to stumble over;

complicit- involved in or knowing about a crime or some activity that is wrong:

treaderous- not trusted or dangerous

spontaneous- happening or done in a natural, often sudden way, without any planning or without being forced:

skulk- keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive.

skrewd-having or showing astute or sharp judgment in practical matters, sometimes at the cost of moral compromise

retinue- a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person.

incite- to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action

conciliatory- intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility

lamentation- an expression of sorrow, mourning, or regret

capitulate- to accept defeat, or to give up or give in:

stupefy- to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor

mal-bad prefix

tion- suffix

inter-prefix