Sabbath
The day of rest and religious observance in the Jewish religion
Sycamore
A North American plain tree
Expatriate
To banish someone from their native country or community
Malevolence
The condition of wishing ill will towards others
Remonstrance
Protest, resistance
Bellicose
Aggressively hostile
Sotto voce
In a low, soft voice so as not to be overheard
Vociferation
Loud outcry
Paleus
Achilles' father in Homer's The Iliad.
Poker Flat
Californian community
Regionalism
A literary subgenre characterized by replication of dialect in dialogue, importance of geographical setting, emphasis on “local color” and how the various aspects of setting impacts the motivation and emotions of characters.
Ominous
Foreboding and sinister.
Sluice
A channel carrying quick-flowing water, used in gold mining to separate gold from the surrounding gravel
Equanimity
Cool composure under pressure
Pariah
An outcast, often ostracized from a community
Recumbent
Reclined in a prone, horizontal position
Rend
To rip or tear apart in a violent manner
Querulous
Complaining and quick to find fault—a "negative Nancy"
Vituperative
Bitter and abusive, often pertaining to a verbal attack
Impropriety
Failure to obey the rules or mores of a society or group
Folly
Foolish or regrettable behavior
Prudence
Caution or foresight
Tethered
Fastened or tied to something
Expletive
A profanity
Draggle
To drag through the mud
Debar
To ban or exclude from taking place
Wan
Pale, weak, or feeble
Damsel
An unmarried or innocent young woman
Celestial
Heavenly or otherworldly (can be used literally, pertaining to planets and bodies in outer space, or figuratively, to describe an ethereal experience or entity)
