sages
very wise people
transient
short-lived, temporary
buoyant
floating; able to work under pressure
manfully
like a man
quell
to suppress or overcome something
fervently
enthusiastically, passionately, eagerly
benighted
godforsaken, unenlightened, surrounded by darkness
hazard
to risk
withering
wasting away
carnage
massacre, bloodbath
ardour
passion, intensity, eagerness
haughty
full of pride, arrogant
perchance
accidental, by coincidence
dregs
what is left at the bottom of a cup
perish
to die, vanish
musing
thinking, meditation, day-dreaming
pinion
the tip of a wing
languish
to weaken, decline
Sway
Controlling influence
Lament
Express grief or regret
Quell
End or suppress
