| artifice |
a shrewd or clever trick. |
| auditory |
having to do with or referring to hearing or the sense of hearing. |
| chagrin |
embarrassment or humiliation arising from disappointment or failure. |
| chattel |
any article of property not attached to lands or buildings; movable property. |
| communal |
of or belong to members of a group; public; collective. |
| dissipate |
to cause to disappear by, or as though by, dispersing or dissolving. |
| glacial |
of, concerning, coming from, or marked by the presence of glaciers or other large ice masses. |
| heretofore |
prior to this time; before now. |
| manifold |
abundant and varied. |
| morose |
gloomy or sullen. |
| pervade |
to spread or be present everywhere in. |
| perverse |
stubbornly opposed to what is expected or requested of one, or marked by or inclined toward such an attitude. |
| poignant |
deeply touching; arousing strong emotion, especially sadness or sympathy; piercing; penetrating. |
| progeny |
a descendant, or descendants collectively; offspring. |
| repercussion |
(usually plural) a result or effect of an action or event, often occurring indirectly or unexpectedly. |