disposition
personality; temperament
placid
calm, peaceful
apprehensive
Fearful
garish
excessively bright and flashy; tastelessly glaring
recounted
Describe in detail; narrate
sullen
gloomy
furtively
stealthily, as if to avoid being seen or heard
imperative
extremely important; urgent
fretful
irritable and discontented
deft
adj. Quick and sure; skillful at handling
annihilate
to destroy completely
expendable
worth sacrificing to gain an objective
teeming
swarming; overflowing
paradox
something apparently contradictory in nature (that may nonetheless be true); statement that looks false but is actually correct
resilient
elastic; capable of recovering quickly from misfortune; returning quickly to an original shape or condition; the ability to recover or spring back
remit
here; give back payment
undulate
to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form
revoke
cancel; withdraw
primeval
primitive; of the earliest times
subliminal
below the level of consciousness
precipitous
very steep
acquiesced
accepted; complied with
marauders
People who roam in search of loot
languor
weakness; weariness
succor
help given to someone in distress; relief