hapless
unfortunate, unlucky
cajole
persuade
accost
approach and address
Reticent
Introverted, reserved
Pretext
Excuse, plea
Implore
To beg someone desperately
Eminent
Famous and respected
Annals
Historical records
Interminable
Unending, endless
Replete
Filled, full
Mundane
Dull, lackluster
Incongruous
Inappropriate
Beginning to happen
Reprimand
Admonish, Chastise
Repudiate
Reject, refuse
Duplicity
deceitfulness, cunningness
Construe
Understand, interpret
Acrimonious
angry and bitter
Impunity
Exemption, immunity
pernicious
having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way
Promulgate
promote or make widely known
Castigate
Reprimand severely
Stipulate
Demand, Specify
Pugnacious
Combative, Aggressive
Scurrilous
making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with ill intention