austere - (adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment, cadaverous - (adj.) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse, mitigate - (v.) to make milder or softer, estitution - (n.) the act or restoring someone/something to the rightful of the former state or position; reimbursement, stalwart - (adj.) strong and sturdy (n.) a brave, strong person; strong supporter, consternation - (n.) dismay, confusion, dissension - (n.) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion. , ignoble - (adj.) mean, low, base, sordid, perfidy - (n.) faithlessness, treachery, betrayal., bovine - (adj.) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, abate - (v.) to make less in amount; subside, anathema - (n.) an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation, avarice - (n.) a greedy desire, mainly of wealth, slovenly - (adj.) untidy, careless, torpid - (adj.) inactive, sluggish, gratuitous - (adj.) freely given, unwarranted, imperious - (adj.) overbearing, arrogant, pressing, invective - (n.) a strong denunciation; abusive language, diatribe  (adj.) abusive, vituperative , motley - (adj.) showing great variety (n.) a jester's costume, munificent - (adj.) extremely generous, lavish, contingent - (adj.) likely but not certain to happen, possible (n.) a representative group forming part of a large body, incucate - (v.) to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly, pernicious - (adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal. , salient - (adj.) leaping, jumping, springing forth (n.) a projection or bulge, land form that projects upwards, specious - (adj.) deceptive, apparently valid but lacking merit, extenuate - (v.) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses, incisive - (adj.) sharp, keen, penetrating, acute, inimical - (adj.) tending to cause harm or obstruct development , poltic - (adj.) prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed, scintillating - (adj.) sparkling, twinkling, brilliant,

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