| acrimonious |
filled with bitterness or rancor. |
| annals |
a chronological record of events, usually year by year. |
| cater |
to supply food or other service. |
| comely |
pleasing in appearance. |
| concoct |
to make by putting together a number of parts or ingredients. |
| diaphanous |
of fabric or the like, almost transparent; sheer; filmy; delicate. |
| encumbrance |
something or someone that hinders or burdens; impediment. |
| intemperance |
lack of restraint in the indulgence of an appetite, especially the consumption of alcohol. |
| intractable |
not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. |
| sate |
to fill to excess, especially with food; glut. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
| transcendent |
going beyond the ordinary; surpassing; extraordinary. |
| trepidation |
a condition of anxiety or dread; alarm. |
| uninitiated |
combined form of initiated. |
| vintage |
a class of objects produced during a certain era or year. |