sentinel
a soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch.
repulsive
arousing intense distaste or disgust.
recklessness
utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action
pioneers
a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area.
sloth
reluctance to work or make an effort; laziness
sluggish
slow-moving or inactive.
bracing
fresh and invigorating.
myrmidon
A subordinate who ccarries out orders from a superior without ever questioning it.
hobnob
To associate socially with those in a class above your own.
depradation
The looting, plundering, pillaging and general sense of devastating a defeated enemy.
portentously
In a manner exhibting an air of pompous self-importance.
seething
Fuming; frothing, boiling over.
beetling
Jutting outward; protruding; overhanging.
gloating
Excessively celebrating victory or success over another in an utterly unsportsmanlike and contemptible manner.
brimful
Overflowing; filled to the top; saturated.
bated
Anxiously awaiting with a touch of suspense and a modicum of apprehension.
aver
To maintain the truth of a thing or profess the facts to so.
idling
A period of volutarily lack of labor of unemployement.
whitewash
Literally: to scrub clean with a soapy mixture. Figurative: to make a legal, ethical or moral violation appear less severe.
dissipated
Scattered in different directions.
scourge
A terrible, wasteful blight or pestilence.
wane
To gradually reduce in size, power, distance, strength or amount.
temerity
Fearlessly courageous and bold within the context of a rebellious reply to demands of authority or convention.
fetching
Attractive and interesting.
grisly
Macabre, ominous, horrific and usually explicitly gory.
ascendancy
Having gained the upper hand over others; a position of dominance and control.
precipice
A steep bluff or cliff.
placidly
Peacefully, calmly and with restraint of emotion.
