| adversity |
a condition of trouble or difficulty. |
| befall |
to happen to. |
| brazen |
shameless; bold. |
| delicacy |
something delightful or rare, especially food. |
| dissolution |
the annulment or severance of a bond or tie, especially a formal or contractual connection. |
| ensue |
to occur as the result of an earlier event. |
| incongruous |
not suitable or fitting; out of place. |
| indispose |
to cause unwillingness or disinclination in; make averse. |
| noncommittal |
not revealing what one's preference, feeling, or opinion is. |
| pilgrimage |
a usually long trip undertaken for religious purposes, such as to visit a holy place. |
| pundit |
an authoritative, or purportedly authoritative, commentator or critic. |
| recumbent |
lying down; reclining. |
| soporific |
causing sleep or sleepiness. |
| surveillance |
a close watch or observation, especially of a person or group of people under suspicion. |
| tryst |
a meeting held at a specified time and place, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous. |