- arbitrate: to settle a disagreement between two parties by having a third party make a decision after hearing both sides
- dismal: dark or extremely gloomy; causing misery
- distraught: upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious and troubled almost to the point of madness
- entreat: ask for or request earnestly
- immoderately: beyond the reasonable limits
- inundation: a flood of water; also, an overwheming amount of things to deal with
- lamentable: regrettable; distressing; sad; unfortunate
- loathsome: highly offensive; disgusting
- pensive: deeply thoughtful; seeming to be thinking seriously about some matter or problem
- solace: comfort in grief, trouble, or calamity; give moral or emotional strength to
- surcease: to stop, to come to an end, to discontinue
R+J IV