Apropos of Nothing
For no particular reason
Aspirations
Ambitions
Banished
Expelled formally
Begonia
Plant with brightly-colored petals
Brocade
Rich fabric with a silky finish and a raised pattern
Calligraphy
Artistic handwriting
Concubine
Woman who lives with a man as his wife Ina polygamous household where there is a wife already
Congenial
Pleasant, easy-going
Contaminate
Pollute
Conundrum
A riddle or puzzling brainteaser
Curio
Rare or unusual person or object
Desecrated
Violated a sacred place with vandalism or profanity
Discernment
Good judgement in matters of taste or etiquette
Disciplinarian
Person who believes in and deals out strict doscipline
Dissipates
Disperses
Eddied
Made a circular motion like a whirlpool
Edict
An order issues in the form of a proclamation by an authority figure or ruler
Garrison
Troops stationed inside a fortress to defend it
Ginseng
Medicinal plant found in Eastern Asia and North America
Gizzard
The second part of a bird's stomach used for grinding food
Hermit
Person who lives in solitude
Impetuous
Hasty
Importune
Solicit with immoral intentions
Incense
Spice that produces a sweet smell when burned
Listless
Having no energy
Mangy
Shabby
Mariarch
Woman who is head of a family or tribe
Motivate
Inspire
Musk
Strong-smelling red-brown substance produced by a gland in musk deer
Obtuse
Slow to understand
Opprobrious
Extremely abusive
Perfunctory
Done automatically. Going through the motions
Portents
Signs of things to come
Remonstrates
Protesting in an argumentative way
Sage
A person with ancient wisdom
Synchronized
At the same time on purpose
Wanton
Sexually promiscuous