Brevity
Shortness of time or duration
Caressed
To touch or stroke in a loving and gentle way
Disconsolate
Being without cheer; downcast or hopeless
Disdain
Feeling of hatred or contempt for someone or something
Disrepute
Lacking or losing a good reputation
Effusive
Expressing great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm
Gestures
A movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or attitude
Indignantly
Feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or insulting
Inscribed
To write, mark, or engrave words in a permanent or lasting way
Misapprehension
Misunderstanding
Monotonous
Lacking in variety; having a single tone
Overwrought
Overcome with emotion; extremely excited or troubled
Perilously
Full of or involving danger or risk
Quizzically
In a puzzled or curious way; questioningly
Reticence
The state of being reserved; a tendency to be silent or uncommunicative
Sneered
To smile or laugh with an expression of hatred or scorn
Sprawled
To lie or sit with arms and legs spread out
Strenuous
Requiring great effort or exertion
Surmise
To form an idea or opinion from little evidence; to guess
Tumult
Disorderly activity; violent and noisy commotion of a mob