specious
(adj) plausible but false
effulgence
(n) brilliance; radiant splendor
strident
(adj) sharply or offensively loud
immure
(v) to lock up or confine
hiatus
(n) a break or a gap; an interruption
ebullient
(adj) overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval
officious
(adj) intrusive; objectionable aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services
tumult
(n) a disorderly commotion or disturbance
caper
(v) skip or dance in a lively or playful way
pall
(n) a covering that darkens or obscures; a gloomy effect or atmosphere
vicissitude
(n) a variation in fortune or life
compulsion
(n) an irrational or unusual feeling of needing to do something
inscrutable
(adj) incomprehensible, impossible to understand
furtive
(adj) as though one has a secret motive
susurration
(n) a faint background noise such as a rustling or a LOTF cover whisper
whelm
(v) to cover or immerse
dubious
(adj) suspicious or questionable
impalpable
(adj) unable to be materially recognized by the senses
tacit
(adj) implied or confirmed without words
gyrate
(v) to spin or turn
convulsion
(n) a violent/physical disturbance; a fit; a seizure
jeer
(v) to treat with laughter; mock
perpetually
(adv) continuing or enduring forever; everlasting
assent
(v) to agree to a statement/proposal
lamentation
(n) an expression of grief
flail
(v) to move or swing with power
tremulously
(adv) trembling from fear, nervousness, or weakness
contempuously
(adv) without respect
leviathan
(n) a sea monster from the Bible, anything of immense size and power
mutinously
(adv) rebellious, difficult to control
dun
(adj) bland or boring
covert
(n) think undergrowth in areas of heavy vegetation
apprehension
(n) fearful anticipation/expectation
ruefully
(adv) in a manner that causes pity/compassion
traverse
(v) to lie/extend across something
tremulous
(adj) timid, timorous, fearful
indiginant
(adv) angered by something unjust/wrong/unfair
rebuke
(n) an act of criticism/censure
santicity
(n) holiness, saintliness, godliness
demure
(adj) modest, shy, quiet; serious/reserved
corpulent
(adj) a fat or obese person
abominable
(adj) lloathsome; the cause of a bad omen; hateful; dreadful
phosphorescence
(n) a luminescence without heat; a light-emitting quality
inquisitive
(adj) eager for knowledge; too curious; nosy; overly interested
attendant
(adj) [following as] a consequence; associated/connected with; happen together
torrid
(adj) very hot and dry
assimilate
(v) to take in; incorporate; absorb
barmy
(adj) eccentric, daft
conviction
(n) an unshakeable belief in something that desn't need to be proved
dredge
(v) to bring to people's attention an unpleasant or embarrassing fact or incident that had been forgotten
fragment
(n) a piece or segment of an object
multitudinous
(adj) existing in great numbers; too numerous to count
pinnacles
(n) pointed objects, peaks
ludicrous
(adj) weird; absurd; strange; funny
incantation
(n) a (ritual) chant/recitation of words/sounds that result in a magical event
delirious
(adj) marked by uncontrolled emotion/excitement
leaden
(adj) dull; heavy; lacking lightness/liveliness
pax
(n) peace [in Latin]
ululation
(n) a howl; a hoot; a wail
goad
(v) to prod; provoke
tentatively
(adv) in an experimental or unsure manner