• sobriquet (n)

a descriptive, familiar and informal nickname, often more well known than the original name "she was a haughty person who answered to thd sobriquet 'Duchesse'"

• spur (v)

to urge or give an incentive to someone "she spurred her horse towards the hedge"

• bog (v)

be stuck in mud or wet ground; slowed down "the car was bogged down on the beach road"

• felling (v)

cut down a tree so that it falls, knock down "felling trees for grazing lands"

• snare (n)

a trap; a thing to lure or tempt someone into harm or error "seducers laid their snared fof innocent provincials"

̀* gauche (adj) socially awkward, lacking refinement and poise "a shy and gauche teenager"

• impending (adj)

forthcoming; imminent, often in a threatening way "the impending storm"

• insubordination (n)

defiance of authority; disobedience "he was dismissed for insubordination"

• harbinger (n)

a person or thing that foreshadows the approach of something; signal, indication or prelude

• in droves (idiom)

in large numbers, often eagerly or hurriedly "they flocked to the stores in droves"

• gazebo (n)

a pavilion structure in a spacious public area

• steed (n)

a strong horse for riding or warfare

• secede (v)

to withdraw from a larger political entity "the kingdom seceded from the netherlands"

• disposition (n)

a person's temperament or character; an inclination or tendency "her sunny disposition had a way of rubbing off on those around her"

• scant (adj)

barely sufficient or adequate "companies with scant regard for the safeyy of the future generations"

• salvage (n)

to rescue, retrieve or preserve from potential loss "to salvage the cargo from the wreck"

• braziers (n)

a portable heater for holding lighted coals

• rabble (n)

a disorderly crowd; a mob "a rabble of noisy, angry youths"

• contraption (n)

a strange, complicated and oddly-made device or machine

• fraternise (v)

to mingle and form friendships, especially when one is not supposed to "she ignored his warning glare against fraternising with the enemy"

• extricate (v)

to free from a constraint or difficulty "he tried to extricate himself from official duties"

• retch (v)

to make the sound and movement of vomitting; gag, heave "the taste in her mouth made her retch"

• recalcitrant (adj)

having a obstinately uncooperative attitude, especially towards discipline "a group of recalcitrant fifteen year olds"

• sedition (n)

a conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the state; agitation, mutiny, insurgency

• prepubescent (adj)

just before puberty

• cloistered (adj)

secluded, sheltered, shielded "a cloistered upbringing"

• regent (n)

the person appointed to administer a state as the monarch is absent

• beseech (v)

implore, entreat; to ask urgently and fervently "they beseeched him to stay"

• amble (v)

walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace "they ambled along the riverbank"

• gamut (n)

a range, spectrum or scope "the whole gamut of human emotions"

• inferno (n)

a large fire that is dangerously out of control

• sagacious (adj)

wise; having good judgement “they were sagacious enough to avoid any outright confrontation”

• bibliophile (n)

a lover of books

• esoteric (adj)

intended for a small audience with specialised knowledge or interest; obscure “their discussion of esoteric philosophical theories”

• erudition (n)

the quality of having great knowledge or learning; scholarship “her erudition made her a highly-sought speaker at universities”

• ephemeral (adj)

lasting a very short time; fleeting “an ephemeral fashion”

• epiphany (n)

a moment of sudden and great revelation or realization. "a few years ago, I had an epiphany"

• mercurial (adj)

subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind. "his mercurial temperament"

• conviction (n)

a firmly held belief or opinion. "she takes pride in stating her political convictions"

• tristful (adj)

sad, sorrowful, melancholy. “she had tristful eyes while visiting the cemetery”

• opulent (adj)

lush; luxuriant. “the opulent jewels glistened like stars”