abstruse
Something very difficult for the average person to understand or figure out.
adversity
Difficulties and problems that must be overcome as burden to happiness or success.
apparitions
Spectral or ghostlike figures.
brusque
Curt and to the point; often mistaken for rudeness.
entomb
To place a dead body into a burial chamber.
fallible
Far from perfect and capable of making mistakes.
frail
Weak and delicate.
frivolous
Unworthy of serious attention; trivial in nature.
gaunt
Thin and sickly to the point of looking skeletal.
imminent
Ready to occur or happen at any time.
impeccable
Having a high sense of standards.
invalid
A person struck with immobility as a result of illness.
misogynist
An irrational hater of women.
obdurate
Stubborn and unrelenting.
pestilence
A scourge or outbreak of a malicious and virulent agent.
profuse
In plentiful supply.
pungent
An overpowering bitter scent.
sanctuary
A place of escape and refuge offering protection.
serene
Calm and peaceful.
solace
comfort or peace during a period of isolation and sadness.
sporadically
Occurring irregularly and occassionally.
tenuous
Flimsy and liable to breaking apart without warning.
tuberculosis
an infectious bacterial attack in the lungs and other soft tissue characterized by difficulties breathing which used to mean certain death after a long and protected period of mistery.