Nefarious
Villainous, wicked
Instigate
Begin, initiate
Demure
Modest, meek
Emollient
Soothing, softening
Beseech
Entreat, implore
Complacency
Satisfaction, pride
Ignominious
Disgraceful, shameful
Nonchalant
Calm, unconcerned
Perplexed
Baffled, puzzled
Rancour
Malice, hatred
Transmute
Modify, alter
Vestige
Trace, remnant
Repudiated
Abandoned, rejected
Quandary
Trouble, plight
Discordant
Conflicting, differing
Serendipity
Chance, accident