amenity
n.) that which is pleasant or agreeable; pl.) attractive features, customs, etc.
aperture
n.) an opening, gap, hole; orifice
dissidence
n.) a difference of opinion, discontent
epicurean
Adj.) devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; fond of good food, comfort, and ease; with discriminating tastes
n.) a person with discriminating tastes
improvident
Adj.) not thrifty; failing to plan ahead
iniquity
n.) Wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act
inviolable
Adj.) Sacred; of such a character that it must not be broken, injured, or profaned
mutable
Adj.) Open to or capable, fickle
nascent
Adj.) just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence
obeisance
n.) a deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission; deference, homage
panegyric
n.) a formal or elaborate praise; a tribute
pillory
n.) a device for publicly punishing offenders; a means for exposing one to public contempt or ridicule
v.) to expose to public contempt or ridicule
pittance
n.) a woefully meager allowance, wage, or portion
presage
v.) to foreshadow or point to a future event; to predict; n.) a warning or indication of the future
progeny
n.) descendants, offspring, children, followers, disciples
promulgate
v.) to proclaim or issue officially; to make known far and wide
rectitude
n.) uprightness, righteousness, correctness
restive
Adj.) restless, hard to manage, balky
seraphic
Adj.) angelic, heavenly, celestial
subsist
v.) to have existence; to remain alive, manage to make a living or maintain life; to persist or continue