| adversity |
a condition of trouble or difficulty. |
| aristocracy |
a class of people who have a high social position because of the family they are born into. Members of the aristocracy are usually richer and have more privileges than other members of society. |
| bucolic |
of or suggesting the countryside or a rustic style of life, especially one that is quiet and pleasant. |
| condole |
to express sympathy or sorrow for one suffering misfortune or pain. |
| distill |
to subject (a substance) to heat to the point of vaporization, and then to cooling to produce condensation. |
| duplicity |
deceitful speech or action. |
| infraction |
an act or instance of breaking or violating, usually a rule or law; violation or breach. |
| ornamentation |
decoration; embellishment. |
| pillage |
to openly and forcefully seize goods from, as during a war; plunder. |
| redeem |
to make up for; balance. |
| rite |
a formal ceremonial procedure prescribed or customary for a specific occasion, as in religious worship. |
| rote |
unthinking or mechanical routine or habit. |
| serendipity |
lucky coincidence or accidental discovery of something pleasant or valuable. |
| tincture |
an alcohol solution containing a medicinal substance. |
| vagary |
an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant occurrence, action, or idea; whim. |