| adversity |
a condition of trouble or difficulty. |
| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| charismatic |
having unusually strong personal allure or appeal. |
| confound |
to perplex or bewilder; confuse. |
| conjecture |
the making of a guess or inference, especially with little evidence. |
| deprave |
to change for the worse, especially morally; corrupt; pervert. |
| dole |
to deal out or distribute (food, money, or the like) in small amounts to needy people (usually followed by "out"). |
| encumber |
to hinder the normal progress, performance, or use of. |
| enormity |
the quality of surpassing moral limits; offensive or disgraceful character. |
| gratify |
to please; satisfy. |
| humbug |
something without substance or meaning, such as an idea or argument; nonsense. |
| implicate |
to involve or prove involvement of (someone or something) in an affair, situation, event, or series of events. |
| officiate |
to function as a priest or minister in a religious ceremony. |
| pastoral |
of or relating to the country or country life; rural. |
| raucous |
loud, sharp, and rasping, as, at times, a bird's call or a human's voice or laugh. |