S: union, seam, joint, turning point
juncture
S: wreck, devastate
ravage
S: drawn, gaunt, wasted
haggard
S: (v) cut out, expunge
excise
S: (n) underling, scullion, servant
menial
S: posture, bearing
stance
S: delight in, bask in
wallow
S: loud, gaudy, tacky, vulgar
tawdry
A: (adj) downcast, dejected, glum
jaunty
A: (v) exaggerate, magnify, overestimate
belittle
A: boss, master
menial
S: carry, send, impart
convey
S: strange, alien, picturesque, colorful
exotic
A: (adj) conceited, pretentious, self-important
unassuming
S: (n) trait
attribute
S: deserter, renegade, quisling
turncoat
S: hestitate
waver
S: looting, pillaging, ravenous, rapacious
predatory
S: (v) minimize, underrate, disparage
belittle
A: (v) stand frim, be resolute
waver
S: summit, top, peak, pinnacle
acme
A: to spare
ravage
S: unconcerned, lighthearted
jaunty
A: (adj) loyalist, diehard
turncoat
A: (adj) refined, tasteful, subdued, muted
tawdry