clambering
climbing awkwardly
proffer
offer; suggestion
efflorescence
blossoming; flowering
effulgence
brilliance; radiant splendor
enmity
hostility; mutual hatred
decorous
decent; correct; fitting
fulcrum
support on which a lever pivots
furtive
sly; surreptitious; underhanded
indignation
anger due to unjust treatment
bastion
projecting part of a fortification
hiatus
break; gap; pause
gesticulated
made gestures when speaking to show strong feeling
clamored
shouted noisily and insistently
ebullience
lively or enthusiastic expression
assented
thoughtfully agreed; concurred
recrimination
charges against an accuser
hayrick
haystack
tumult
commotion; riot
tirade
long, angry or violent speech
festooned
hung like decorations
tendril
spiraled stem used for attachment
pendant
something suspended; hanging
oppressive
depressing; overwhelming
inscrutable
not easily understood; mysterious
vicissitudes
natural or unexpected changes
antagonism
open hostility or opposition
declivities
descending slopes
tacit
unspoken; implied
susurration
murmur; whispering sound