belligerent
hostile and aggressive
bier
a movable frame on which a coffin or a corpse is placed before burial or cremation or on which it is carried to the grave
compress
squeeze or press two things together
convalescence
recovery, return to health
deprivation
the damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society
formulate
create or devise methodically
frivolous
not having any serious purpose or value
furtively
stealthily, secretly
gallivant
go around from one place to another in the pursuit of pleasure or entertainment
haughty
arrogantly superior and disdainful
horde
a large group of people
indifference
lack of interest, concern, or sympathy
insipid
lacking flavor
intervene
come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events
ragamuffin
a person, typically a child, in ragged, dirty clothes
straggler
one who strays from or lags behind the main course or body
suppress
forcibly put an end to
swanky
stylishly luxurious and expensive
translucent
allowing light, but not detailed images, to pass through
vindictive
having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge
wistfully
yearningly