To till
to prepare a land for sowing crops
Sickle
a sharp instrument used to harvest crops
Gimmick
a trick used to attract someone's attention
Arbitrary
based on a random choice
Contrition
a feeling of repentance for one's actions
Libertine
a free thinker who does not adhere to moral norms
Pyre
a large stack of wood on which a dead body is being burned
Ingratiating
trying to please
Impotent
(in this context) lacking power
Replete
full of something
