doleful
Woefully unhappy and miserable.
swarthy
Darky complected in a way that could equally result through genetics or through hard toil beneath the sun.
languid
Sluggish and listless in physical movement as well as emotional response.
drudgery
The kind of hard, tedious labor that when done outdoors could very well result in a swarthy complexion.
mouldered
Rotting or decaying from neglect or abandonment.
sullen
Morose and brooding with an underlying tension of hostility.
mollify
To act as peacemaker in attempt to soothe the wounds oozing with bad blood between opposing parties.
didactic
A manner of teaching a subject in which there is a deceptively ulterior motive of including moral instruction within the lesson.
acerbity
Sharply bitter in actual flavor of flood and the flavor of a person's outward manner.
penumbra
The slight dimness of partial shadow as compared to the darkness of a complete shadow.
doltish
Dimwitted and kind of slow as opposed to be competely stupid.
ramshackle
Constructed from available materials and all the more unstable and rundown because of it.
deference
A show of respect and esteem to another.
disquieting
Causing anxiety and distress in a way that is not immediatey clear or obvious.
punctilious
Conscientious and detail-oriented; meticulous and painstaking when approaching a task.
sonorous
A melodious production of sound.
discomposed
Disturbed and anxious.
doddering
Old and on the verge of senility.
draught
A rush of wind or blown air.
unwonted
Uncharacteristic and unusual.
