famish
suffer greatly from hunger
superfluity
an unnecessarily large amount of something
assunder
apart, divided
impediment
a hindrance or obstruction in doing something
calamity
a disaster
edicts
an official order or proclamation
usury
the illegal practice of lending money at unreasonably high interest rates
wholesome
conducive of good health and wellbeing
malicious
intending to do harm
mutinous
refusing to obey the orders of a person in authority
abhorring
regard with disgust and hatred
subdues
overcome or bring under control
factions
small organized dissenting groups
discretion
behaving or speaking in a way to avoid causing offense or revealing private information
emulation
effort to match or surpass someone's achievement
insurrection
a violent uprising against an authority or government
circumvention
the action of overcoming a problem, usually in a surreptitious way
valiant
showing courage or determination
entreaties
an earnest or humble request
countenance
a person's face or facial expression
