ponderous (adj.)
massive
gentility (noun)
good breeding and manners
prostrate (adjective)
depressed
ebbed (verb)
faded away; lessened
exultant (adj.)
triumphant
parched (adj.)
thirsty and dry
sedately (adverb)
quietly
unwittingly (adverb)
accidentally
apprehension (noun)
anticipation of trouble
accomplice (noun)
a person who helps commit a crime
custody (noun)
keeping, care, guarding
wistful (adj.)
sad
prissy (adj.)
excessively proper; affectedly correct; prim
revulsion (noun)
a strong feeling of dislike