cipher
a code
approbation
approval or praise
usurper
a person who takes a position of power illegally or by force
lieu
instead
dalliance
a casual romantic or sexual relationship
gait
a person's manner of walking
vaunt
boast about
chide
scold or rebuke
celerity
swiftness of movement
fickle
changing frequently
tawny
and orange-brown color
requite
make appropriate return
conjecture
a conclusion formed on incomplete information
contrite
affected by guilt
carrion
the decaying flesh of a dead animal
craven
cowardly
interim
the intervening time
ambiguity
open to more than one interpretation
visage
a person's face, with reference to specific features
teem
be full or swarming with