invariably
not changing or capable of being changed; static or constant
severity
harshness, sternness, or rigor
hovering
hanging low above something as if floating in air
arroyos
deep ditches carved over time by running water
saucy
cheeky; sassy
addled
confused
Don Quixote
the most influential work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon.
roiling
stirred up, agitated
nomads
people who wander from place to place
hurtled
move or cause to move at a great speed, typically in a wildly uncontrolled manner.