| Term | Definition |
|---|
| arduous | involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring |
| vexed | annoyed, frustrated, or worried |
| perdition | eternal punishment; hell, hellfire, doom |
| cornucopia | an abundant supply of good things of a specified kind |
| profound | very great or intense |
| commiserate | express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize |
| exacerbate | make (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling) worse |
| dilapidated | in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect |
| meticulous | showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise |
| communal | shared by all members of a community; for common use |
| demeanor | outward behavior or bearing |
| precarious | not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse |
| pulverize | reduce to fine particles |
| irate | feeling or characterized by great anger |
| primeval | of or resembling the earliest ages in the history of the world |
| milieu | a person's social environment |
| alacrity | brisk and cheerful readiness |
| apoplectic | overcome with anger; extremely indignant |
| apparition | a ghost or ghostlike image of a person |
| omniscient | knowing everything |
| voracious | wanting or devouring great quantities of food |
| sufficiency | the condition or quality of being adequate or sufficient |
| superfluity | an unnecessarily or excessively large amount or number of something |
| integral | necessary to make a whole complete; essential or fundamental |
| inevitable | unavoidable |
| inscrutable | impossible to understand or interpret |
| dismay | cause (someone) to feel consternation and distress |
| immaculate | perfectly clean, neat, or tidy |
| provocative | causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately |
| ominous | giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious |
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