- appellation: name, title, or design
- autonomy: independence
- chthonian: pertaining to the underworld; dwelling in or beneath the surface of the earth
- coagulate: to change or be changed from liquid into a thickened or solid mass
- extirpate: to root out or eradicate; to destroy completely
- gustatory: relating to the sense of taste
- jurisprudence: the science, philosophy, and application of the law
- malevolent: having ill-will; wishing harm; evil
- misanthrope: one who hates or mistrusts humankind
- peripatetic: traveling, especially by foot
- prominent: very noticeable or obvious
- puissance: power; might
- scion: descendant; heir
- supercilious: contemptuous; arrogant
- tutelary: pertaining to guardianship