| proscribe | prohibit; ostracize; banish; outlaw |
| cistern | reservoir or water tank |
| malicious | hateful; spiteful; expressing malice; N. malice: desire to harm others; spite |
| bolster | support and strengthen |
| obscene | offensive to accepted standards of decency |
| coalesce | to grow together; to combine |
| lascivious | lustful |
| deign | to stoop to a level considered beneath one's dignity |
| vacuous | lacking substance or intelligence |
| verisimilitude | appearance of truth, likelihood |
| shoddy | of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship |
| ingenious | marked by inventive skill; clever; resourceful; N. ingenuity |
| potent | powerful, highly effective |
| displace | take the place of |
| fatal | bringing death |
| farce | a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations |
| humbug | something intended to deceive |
| expanse | a wide open area or surface; a stretch |
| circuitous | indirect, roundabout |
| hodgepodge | mixture, combination |
| affront | insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect; V: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally |
| prognosis | The anticipated or expected course or outcome; the anticipated progress of recovery |
| imposter | a deceiver, one who uses a false name |
| meritorious | deserving reward or praise |
| accolade | award of merit; strong praise and approval |
| acclimate | to adapt to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| macabre | Gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible |