Chapter 1
toil
hard or continuous work
primordial
existing at or from the begging of time
poise
graceful elegant bearing in a person
covet
yearn to posses or have something
bewilder
cause someone to become perplexed and confused
pamper
to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence
belligerent
hostile and aggressive
apex
the top or highest part of something
morose
sullen or ill-tempered
recuperate
recover from illness or exertion
deft
dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever
fastidious
very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
daunt
make someone feel intimidated or apprehensive
flounder
struggle or stagger helplessly or clumsily in water or mud
innocuous
not harmful or offensive
sate
to satisfy fully
incarnation
a person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, or abstract quality
marauder
raider, plunderer, pirate, looter, robber
obdurate
stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action
superfluous
unnecessary, especially through being more than enough
trifle
an article or thing of very little value
Forlorn
pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely
malinger
exaggerate or feign illness in order to escape duty or work
lugubrious
looking or sounding sad and dismal
perambulate
to walk