Burnished
Polished
Masochist
A person who experiences gratification through inflicting pain on oneself
Errant
Erring or straying from acceptable standards
Avuncular
Kind and friendly towards a less experienced person
Visceral
Relating to deep inward feelings
Recriminations
An accusation or insult that is hurled back at someone
Supplications
The action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly
Salacious
Having or conveying undue or indecent interest in sexual matters
Trepidation
A feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen
Wench
A prostitute
Recalcitrant
Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline
Embargoed
Impose an official ban
Acquiesce
Accept something reluctantly but without protest
Gauntlet
A old fashioned glove, used in the idiom to throw down the gauntlet makes reference to the medieval custom of throwing down a glove in challenging an adversary to combat
Despairing
Showing the loss of all hope
Veneration
Great respect, reverence
Versatile
Able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities
Rancor
Bitterness or resentfulness
Charlatan
A person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill
Buoyant
Cheerful and optimistic
Coquettishly
Flirtatiously
Inveigle
Persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery.
Loquacious
Tending to talk a great deal; talkative
Aphrodite
Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure and fertility
Dexterous
Showing or having skill, especially with the hands.
Nautical
Of or concerning navigation, sailors, or the sea; maritime.
Illicit
Forbidden
Monolith
Massive block of stone
Moratorium
A temporary prohibition of an activity.
Talisman
A object thought to have magic powers or bring good luck
Reticence
the quality of being reticent; reserve
Ethereal
Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems not to be of this world
Wraith
used in reference to a pale, thin, or insubstantial person or thing
Sadist
someone who enjoys inflicting pain on others, sometimes in a sexual sense
Cathartic
providing psychological relief through the open expression of strong emotions
Megalomaniac
a person who has an obsessive desire for power
Despotic
Tyrannical
