demerits
punishments for wrongdoing
inextricable
impossible to disentangle or separate
inimical
harmful; hostile; tending to obstruct or harm
portent
a sign or warning that something major is about to happen
somnambulism
sleepwalking
zenith
highest point; the time at which something is at its most successful
asperity
harshness of tone or manner
austerity
sternness or severity of manner or attitude
despotic
tyrranical
effluence
something that flows out from something else
enigma
a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand
gibe
an insulting or mocking remark; a taunt
innate
inborn; natural
petulant
showing sudden impatience
proffered
held out to someone for accpetance
requital
reward for kindness
colloquy
a conversation (formal)
consecration
the action of making or declaring something sacred
denizen
inhabitant or occupant of a particular place
loquacity
talkativeness
vestige
a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists