Gird
V.
To prepare for an event or an action
Daunt
V.
To make afraid; to discourage
Flux
N.
A state of continual change or movement
Hovel
N.
A wretched living place; an open shed
Cadaverous
Adj.
Of or like a corpse; pale; gaunt; thin
Gothic
Adj.
Of the middle ages; of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction
Penury
N.
Extreme poverty
Egress
N.
An exit; means of going out
Felicity
N.
Happiness and bliss
Despot
N.
A dictator with absolute power