impostures
fake gestures and behavior
ingenuity
inventive cleverness
stipulating
requiring
incandescent
glowing, radiant, luminous
amalgamation
a coming together of two or more things
exonerating
freeing from blame
colubrine
snake-like
manifestation
something becoming visible
plagued
incessantly bothered
impelled
pushed to act
augmenting
adding to
dromedaries
camels
ruffian
an unsavory person, perhaps involved in minor criminal actions
obsidian
a dark stone; deep black in color
countenance
face
malarial
a diseased state
munificence
very generous and liberal in bestowing gifts
imperious
haughty
petrine
relating to St. Peter and his writings and teachings
cycloid
possessing high and low moods, turning like a circle
