All terms in this list:

Intrigued: Simple past tense and past participle of intrigue.

Adherence: Faithful support for some cause

Mystified: Simple past tense and past participle of mystify.

Obediently: In an obedient manner.

Ironic: Both coincidental and contradictory in a humorous or poignant and extremely improbable way.

Aptitude: Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.

Gravitate: To tend or drift towards someone or something, as though being pulled by gravity.

Abandoned: Forsaken, deserted.

Elders: Plural form of elder.

Serene: Calm and untroubled.

Palpable: Capable of being touched, felt or handled; touchable, tangible.

Distraught: Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; distressed.

Apprehensive: Perceptive; quick to learn; intelligent; capable of grasping with the mind or intellect.

Chastise: To punish or scold someone.

Chortle: A joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle.

Insight: A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; frequently used with into.

Transgression: An act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries

Humiliation: The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission.

Ritual: Related to a rite or repeated set of actions.

Impatient: anxious and eager, especially to begin something

Nurturers: One who nurturers.

Nondescript: Without distinguishing qualities or characteristics; unexceptional.

Refraction: The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density.

Remorse: Sorrow; pity; compassion.