Prodigious
Unusually large or great, often to the point of being amazing.
Morbid
Relating to something disturbing, depressing, or disgusting. Commonly used to describe an abnormal interest in things like death.
Patriarch
The male leader of a family or other group.
Repast
A formal word for a meal.
Perplexity
Confusion or puzzlement when confronted with something complicated.
Anguish
Extreme, usually emotional, pain and suffering.
Duplicitous
Deceptive behavior, like saying one thing and doing another. Similar to deceitful or treacherous.
Dispiriting
Causing one's spirit to lower or hope to be diminished.
Contemptuous
Showing scorn or strong disapproval.
Inoculation
Vaccination, or a medical treatment to prevent certain diseases.
