adamantine
consisting of or having the hardness of adamant
adoration
the act of admiring strongly
beguiled
filled with wonder and delight
condescend
behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
contrived
showing effects of planning or manipulation
desolate
providing no shelter or sustenance
diluted
reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity
disconcerted
having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
edifice
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
eminence
high status importance owing to marked superiority
felicity
pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
grandeur
the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
grating
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
grotesque
distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
hypercritical
inclined to judge too severely
locust
migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae
missile
a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
muse
reflect deeply on a subject
pathos
a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
plait
a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
ridicule
language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
substantial
having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
tarry
leave slowly and hesitantly
tenpins
bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins
wend
direct one's course or way
yearning
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
tempest
a violent commotion or disturbance
forbearance
a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting
hubbub
loud confused noise from many sources
incongruous
lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
melancholy
a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
discreet
marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
solemnity
a trait of dignified seriousness
