| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Crimson | a deep and vivid red |
| Gamins | a homeless child who has been abandoned and roams the streets |
| Writhe | to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) |
| Leer | a sly evil glance |
| Vainglorious | boastful, excessively conceited |
| Hurtle | throw forcefully |
| Careen | to lurch or swerve while in motion |
| Lamentation | the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief |
| Urchin | poor and often mischievous city child |
| Bellow | make a loud noise, as of animal |
| Shroud | to conceal |
| Gnarled | twisted or knotted |
| Don | put clothing on one's body |
| Flounder | to struggle clumsily or helplessly |
| Grovel | to humble oneself |
| Pallid | pale |
| Opprobrium | Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct |
| Ennui | the feeling of being bored by something tedious |
| Taciturnity | trait of being uncommunitive |
| Sardonic | mocking |
| Capitulate | to accept defeat |
| Innocuous | harmless |
| Reticent | reluctant |
| Querulous | full of complaints |
| Tenuous | insubstantial |
| Rapt | deeply engrossed |
| Poignancy | an emotionally moving quality |
| Fatuity | Sillyness |
| Disquiet | Uneasyness |
| Banter | to lightly tease |
| Arch | Mischevious |
| Suffuse | to spread |
| Repugnant | offensive to the mind |
| Scintillate | to shine or sparkle |
| Sedentary | requiring sitting or little activity |
| Volubility | talkativeness |
| Foreboding | a feeling of evil to come |
| Scrupulous | exact and careful |
| Opulence | wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living |
| Feign | make believe with the intent to deceive |
| Disconsolate | sad beyond comforting |
| Gaunt | very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold |
| Spectral | ghostlike |
| Allusion | indirect mention to the bible, or mythology |
| Solace | to emotionally comfort |
| Convivality | a high spirited nature |
| Perfunctory | not thorough |
| Loath | unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom |
| Stolid | revealing little emotion, having or revealing little emotion or sensibility |
| Felicitous | agreeably appropriate |
| Mien | dignified manner or conduct |
| Inexorable | neverending |
| Regale | provide with choice or abundant food or drink |
| Sallow | sickly pale |
| Destitute | lacking in the very basics for survival |
| Implore | to beg |
| Discursive | rambling from one subject to another |
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