assuage
(v) to soothe, calm, to make milder or less severe
impotent
(adj) lacking power or ability
taciturn
(adj) reserved in speech, uncommunicative, quiet
auspicious
(adj) favorable, opportune, promising success
mortification
(n) feelings of humiliation or shame
speculation
(n) the consideration of a subject, theory, hypothesis
amiable
(adj) friendly, sociable
truant
(adj) absent from school without permission
sluggish
(adj) lacking energy, lazy, slow
unanimous
(adj) in complete agreement
dreary
(adj) miserable, depressing
inquisitive
(adj) curious, full of questions
quibble
(n or v) petty criticism, trivial objection, to nitpick
malignant/malevolent
(adj) evil, harmful
baffle
(v) to confuse, to perplex
perpetrate
(v) to commit, to carry out
ingenuous/guileless
(adj) straightforward, open, honest, sincere
diversion
(n) a distraction
provocation
(n) something that incites, instigates, angers, or irritates
feeble
(adj) weak and frail
inconspicuous
(adj) not obvious, not noticeable, subtle
jubilant
(adj) delighted, filled with joy, euphoric
bedecked
(adj) decorated, adorned, ornamented
inaudible
(adj) not able to be heard, too quiet
undulate
(v) to move in a wave like motion, to roll, to ripple
propensity
(n) tendency, inclination