All terms in this list:

vigil: a watch kept during normal sleeping hours, especially over the body of a recently deceased or dying person

aerial: A device for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals etc.

confiscate: To take possession of by force or authority; expropriate.

lacquered: Simple past tense and past participle of lacquer.

patriarch: A male leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group.

Lath: A thin, narrow strip of wood, nailed to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting the tiles, plastering, etc. A corrugated metallic strip or plate is sometimes used.

excrement: Any waste matter excreted from the human or animal body, or discharged by bodily organs.

spigot: A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask

filial: Respectful of the duties and attitudes of a son or daughter toward their parents.

grunion: Either of two small fish, of the genus Leuresthes, found along the coast of Mexico and southern California, that spawn in the wet sand at certain high tides.

Inu: A Japanese breed of dog

Tirade: A long, angry or violent speech; a diatribe

vulnerability: a specific weakness in the protections or defences surrounding someone or something.

emasculation: The act of depriving, or state of being deprived, of vigor or strength; unmanly weakness.

lynch: To commit an act of violence by a mob upon the body of another person.

vigilante: One who takes the law into one's own hands

saboteur: A person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of his/her enemy.

divisive: Having a quality that divides or separates

espionage: The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means.

repatriation: The process of returning of a person to their country of origin or citizenship.

plaintive: Sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

pagoda: An Asian religious building, especially a multistory Buddhist tower, erected as a shrine or temple.

vie: To rival; to struggle for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.

turmoil: disorder, chaos

succulents: Plural form of succulent.

sustenance: Something that provides support or nourishment.

alluvial: A deposition of sediment over a long period of time by a river; an alluvial layer.

obsidian: a type of black glass produced by volcanos

geisha: A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.

tatami: straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses

hemorrhage: A heavy release of blood within or from the body.

asunder: Into separate parts or pieces; apart

habeas corpus: A writ to bring a person before a court or a judge, most frequently used to ensure that a person's imprisonment, detention, or commitment is legal.

novena: A recitation of prayers and devotions for nine consecutive days, especially one to a saint to ask for their intercession

quota: A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.

quota: A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.

quota: A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.

urn: a metal vessel for serving tea or coffee

buoy: A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, or indicate a navigational channel.

amorphous: being without definite character or nature

resignation: a written or oral declaration that one resigns

castrator: One who castrates.

premonition: A strong intuition that something is about to happen.

benevolent: Having a disposition to do good.

enviable: Arousing or likely to arouse envy.

bobbysoxer: a teenage girl wearing bobby socks

ultimatum: a final statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, especially one that expresses a threat of reprisal or war

sarong: A garment made of a length of printed cloth wrapped about the waist that is commonly worn by men and women in Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, and the Pacific islands

emulate: (computing) of a program or device to imitate another program or device

inevitably: In a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.

validation: Something, such as a certificate, that validates something; attestation, authentication, confirmation, proof or verification.

multitude: The mass of ordinary people; the populous or the masses

obelisk: A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.

incongruous: Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.

tenacious: unwilling to yield or give up; dogged