| artifice |
a shrewd or clever trick. |
| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| bedlam |
a situation or scene of confused disorder and uproar. |
| cohesion |
the state or quality of having parts that are logically ordered or connected into a whole. |
| complement |
to go well with, complete, or perfect. |
| consequential |
coming after as an outcome or result. |
| contrive |
to plan in a clever way; invent. |
| cupidity |
exceptional desire for money or other material possessions; greed. |
| disarray |
confusion or disorder. |
| epilogue |
a short concluding section to a literary work, often summarizing what later becomes of the characters. |
| estimable |
worthy of respect or admiration. |
| misdeed |
an unacceptable, evil, or illegal act. |
| promontory |
a high cliff that sticks out into a large body of water or that rises above an area of lower land. |
| recession1 |
a period of reduced or declining economic activity. |
| tentative |
not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. |