hermitage
(n) the dueling of a hermit, especially when small and remote
impunity
(n) exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action
turpitude
(n) a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act of practice
plaintive
(adj.) sounding sad and mournful
incongruous
(adj.) lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
bole
(n) the main stem of a tree
temperate
(adj.) characterized by mild temperatures; showing moderation or self-restraint
bootless
(adj.) useless; ineffectual
chide
(v) scold or rebuke; criticize or complain about
minion
(n) a follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one
surcease
(v) come to an end; cease
damasked
(adj.) decorated with different colors, often with variegated or irregular patterns
harbinger
(n) something that comes before and that shows what will follow in the future
frieze
(n) is a decorative band, usually, but not always, above a doorframe or on the wall near the ceiling.
Trammel
(V) entangle; catch up
(N) restraint; something impeding progress
Augment
(V) to increase the amount or strength of something
Benison
(N) blessing
maw
(n) the jaws or throat of a voracious animal; the mouth or gullet of a greedy person
saucy
(adj) rude and showing no respect, or referring to sex, especially in a humorous way
malevolence
(n) an evil, nasty, or wicked quality
nonpareil
(n) model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
(adj) eminent beyond or above comparison
