amah
a nursemaid or maid in the Far East or India
bereft
deprived of or lacking something
betrothal
engagement, marriage contract
dotage
the period of life in which a person is old and weak
effigy
a sculpture or model of a person
gregarious
sociable
haggard
looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering
lassitude
lack of energy
lucid
easy to understand
lurid
very vivid in color, especially so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect
modest
unassuming or moderate in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements
morbid
characterized by or appealing to an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease
obscure
not discovered or known about
ominous
giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen
recess
a break between school classes
scourge
a whip used as an instrument of punishment
scrutiny
critical observation or examination
sustenance
food and drink regarded as a source of strength
treatise
a written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject
trepidation
a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen
