Riveted
Fixed, joined, fastened (Adjective).
Rover
Wanderer, traveller, globetrotter (Noun).
Quiver
Tremor, shake, shiver (Verb).
Pander
Indulge, gratify, satisfy (Verb).
Lacquey
Servant, steward, butler. Archaic spelling—modern spelling is ‘lackey’ (Noun).
Volubility
Talkativeness, loquacity, garrulity (Noun).
Marshal
Gather, assemble, amass (Verb).
Stygian Ferry
In Greek mythology, the river Styx, which the souls of dead people must cross, flows between the Earth and the underworld, Hades. Charon is the boatman who ferries the dead souls across the river.
Ingenious
Creative, inventive, innovative (Adjective).
Malicious
Spiteful, malevolent, hostile, vindictive (Adjective).
Austerity
Rigor, acerbity, asperity (Noun).
Proscription
Prohibition, forbidding, ban (Noun).
Repercussion
Consequence, result, outcome (Noun).
Corporeal
Bodily, fleshly, physical, mortal (Adjective).
Obsequious
Servile, unctuous, ingratiating (Adjective).
Lineament
Distinctive features or characteristics (Noun).
Preposterous
Absurd, ridiculous, farcical, ludicrous (Adjective).
Sublimate
Divert, transfer, redirect (Verb).
Mellifluous
Euphonious, harmonious, mellow, sweet-sounding (Adjective).
Ravishing
Gorgeous, wonderful, exquisite, stunning (Adjective).
Encomiastic
Eulogistic, panegyric (Adjective).
Accoutrements
Appurtenance, equipage, paraphernalia (Noun).
