VL11-12

harbinger

an omen or sign

perdition

damnation; ruin; hell

callow

lacking adult maturity or experience; immature

incipient

beginning to exist or appear

enigma

puzzle

Feign

to pretend

stoical

(adj.) Seemingly unaffected by pleasure or pain; Unemotional; Impassive

gauche

(adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy

dexterous

(adj.) skillful in the use of hands or body; clever

beset

(v.) to attack from all sides; to surround, hem in; (adj., part.) harassed, troubled; studded (as with jewels)

abate

(v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit

prodigious

Amazing or astounding

pariah

Anyone despised or rejected by others

superfluous

Being more than is needed

Zeal

Emulation or praise

abominable

Horrible or unpleasant

inordinate

Lacking restraint

improvident

Not providing for the future

esoteric

Specialized or secret

incantation

The changing or uttering of words that have magical power

enthrall

To hold under strong influence

myriad

a countless or extremely great number

cohort

a group or company

appellation

a name or title

Aphorism

a short saying

double entendre

a statement that has two meanings, one of which is dirty or vulgar

palpable

able to be touched or felt

miscreant

an evildoer; a villain

presumptuous

bold or forward

arduous

difficult; requiring much effort

curmudgeon

ill-tempered person

capricious

impulsive and unpredictable

irreparable

not repairable; can't be repaired, mended, or remended

ostensibly (adv)

outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended

Fiscal

pertaining to finances

coiffure

style of arranging the hair

emanate

to come forth; to send forth

condone

to forgive or overlook an offense

provincial

unsophisticated

disquietude

worried unease; anxiety