| adversity |
a condition of trouble or difficulty. |
| augment |
to make greater in size or amount; increase. |
| befall |
to happen to. |
| constraint |
a state of confinement or restraint. |
| counterfeiter |
one who makes fraudulent imitations or copies, especially of money. |
| defray |
to pay or assist in the payment of (costs or the like). |
| desist |
to stop acting in a certain way. |
| incense2 |
to make very angry. |
| loner |
one who stays by himself or herself much of the time, especially by choice or inclination. |
| miscreant |
evil or malevolent; villainous. |
| quintessence |
that which most perfectly describes or typifies something; essence. |
| reconcile |
to heal differences and restore a good relationship between. |
| sinewy |
of sinew, or sinewlike; strong; tough. |
| stricture |
that which restricts or constrains. |
| timorous |
showing or marked by fear; fearful; timid. |