nonconformist

(n.): one who does not follow generally accepted beliefs, customs, or practices

importune

(v.): to ask urgently or repeatedly; to annoy or trouble

aversion

(n.): a strong dislike

exhilaration

(n.): a feeling of high spirits or lively joy

occult

(adj.): secret or hidden from view

trifling

(adj.): frivolous, inconsequential

unremitting

(adj.): constant; never stopping

affluence

(n.): wealth

contrive

(v.): to plan skillfully; to design

incorrigible

(adj.): incapable of being reformed or corrected

artifice

(n.): a clever means to an end

felicity

(n.): great happiness

flux

(n.): change

precipitate

(v.): to bring about, especially abruptly

camaraderie

(n.): a spirit of friendly good-fellowship

surfeit

(n.): a fullness beyond the point of satisfaction

mundane

(adj.): characteristic of or concerned with the ordinary

petulance

(n.): ill temper; annoyance

patrimony

(n.): estate or money inherited from ancestors

precarious

(adj.): risky; uncertain

retinue

(n.): a group of attendants or followers

blatantly

(adv.): in an extremely obvious way; conspicuously

subservient

(adj.): acting like a servant

corroborate

(v.): to support with evidence

deference

(n.): respect and honor due to a superior or elder

countenance

(n.): appearance, especially the look or expression of the face

decorum

(n.): dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

beguile

(v.): charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way

mien

(n.): a person's look or manner, indicating their character or mood.

obeisance

(n.): a gesture of respect

dirge

(n.): a somber song or lament expressing mourning or grief, such as would be appropriate for performance at a funeral. The word is also commonly used to describe singing in an un-tuneful manner.

mitigation

(n.): lessening of something that causes suffering

deliverance

(n.): rescue from danger

induce

(v.): to succeed in persuading someone to do something

incense

(v.): to cause to be extremely angry

ascribe

(v.): to attribute to a specified cause or source

abominable

(adj.): thoroughly detestable

abhor

(v.): to regard with disgust

appease

(v.): to bring peace, quiet, or calm to; to sooth

discern

(v.): to perceive or recognize something

whet

(adj./v.): sharpened/to sharpen

steeple

(n.): an ornamental construction, usually ending in a spire,erected on a roof or tower of a church, public building, etc.

edifice

(n.): a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance.