niggling

Petty; bothersome or persistent

especially in a petty or tiresome

way

hallucinationan unfounded or

mistaken impression or

notion

malignantevil in nature,

influence, or effect

guiseexternal

appearance

dapple any of numerous usually cloudy and rounded spots or patches of a color or shade different

from their background

swinea contemptible

person

strenuousness marked by or

calling for energy or stamina

demeanorbehavior toward others : outward

manner

stagnantnot advancing or

developing

commodity something useful

or valued

chastitythe quality or state of being chaste: as

abstention from unlawful sexual

intercourse; personal integrity

inconceivableimpossible to comprehend

eccentricity the quality or state

of being eccentric

(deviating from established

pattern of norms)

unendurable Unable to accept

or tolerate

effigies an image or representation especially of a

person; especially : a crude figure representing

a hated person

rowdy coarse or

boisterous in behavior

indignationanger aroused by

something unjust,

unworthy, or mean

perish to become destroyed or

ruined : cease to exist

mutability Capability of change or of

being changed

invariably on every occasion;

always

intermittentcoming and going

at intervals : not continuous

luminous emitting or

reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light

scrounge to get as needed

by or as if by foraging,

scavenging, or borrowing

pathosan emotion of

sympathetic pity

remonstrancean earnest

presentation of reasons for

opposition or grievance; especially : a

document formally stating such points

proles Proletarian (a member of the

laboring class/working

class)

intimidateTo make timid or

fearful; frighten

wainscoting a fine grade of oak

imported for woodwork

salutationan expression of greeting, goodwill,

or courtesy by word, gesture, or

ceremony

allusionan implied or

indirect reference especially in

literature; the act of alluding to or

hinting at something

fretted Caused or suffered

emotional strain

voluptuous full of delight or

pleasure to the senses : conducive to or arising from

sensuous or sensual

gratification

reprisal a retaliatory act

fecundity fruitful in offspring

or vegetation; intellectually productive or inventive to a marked degree

dilapidated decayed,

deteriorated, or fallen into partial

ruin especially through neglect

or misuse

ravage to wreak havoc on:

affect destructively

austerestern and cold in

appearance or manner

spuriousof illegitimate birth;

outwardly similar or corresponding to something without having its genuine

qualities

preponderance a superiority in weight, power, importance, or

strength

tacitlyTo express or

carry on without words or speech

ruminant given to or engaged in

contemplation

plunderto take by force or

wrongfully

irrevocablenot possible to

revoke; unalterable

irreconcilable impossible to

reconcile

recurrence  occurring again

after an interval : occurri

ng time after time

hierarchy the classification of

a group of people according to ability or to

economic, social, or professional

standing; a graded or ranked series

infallible incapable of error

oligarchical of, relating to, or based

on an oligarchy (a government in which

a small group exercises control

especially for corrupt and selfish purposes)

scrutinizeto examine closely

and minutely

dissipateto break up and

drive off; to cause to spread thin or scatter and gradually

vanish

repressionthe action or process of repressing (to put

down by force; to prevent the natural or normal expression,

activity, or development of)

supple readily adaptable

or responsive to new situations

reverencehonor or respect felt or shown