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Abase
to humble, to disgrace
fallow
uncultivated, unused
knell
sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure
palaver
idle talk
ubiquitous
being everywhere simultaneously
baleful
harmful, with evil intentions
gambol
to dance or skip around playfully
lachrymose
tearful
quagmire
difficult situation, marsh
vacillate
to waver, to show indecision
rhythmic flow of poetry, marching beat
Hackneyed
Worn out by over use
machination
plot or scheme
raconteur
witty, skillful story teller
whet
to sharpen, to stimulate
daunt
to discourage, to itimidate
iconoclast
one who attacks traditional beliefs
nadir
lowest point
sacrosanct
extremely sacred, beyond criticism
xenophobia
fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers
ebb
to fade away, to recede
jingoism
belligerent support of ones country
oblique
indirect, evasive, misleading, devious
tacit
silently understood or implied
yoke
to join together