crestfallen
sad and disappointed.
having many steep or rugged cliffs or rock faces
craggy
astonishment
great surprise.
hard to control or deal with.
intractable
repugnance
intense disgust.
declivity
a downward slope.
remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.
prodigious
copse
a small group of trees.
alight or rest on something.
perched
fastidious
very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.
gallant
(of a person or their behavior) brave; heroic.
descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned
epithet
memoranda
a written message in business or diplomacy.
having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
pernicious
quota
a fixed share of something that a person or group is entitled to receive or is bound to contribute.
equanimity
mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.
unable to be upset or excited; calm.
imperturable
quay
a concrete, stone, or metal platform lying alongside or projecting into water for loading and unloading ships.
existing or occurring inside a particular country; not foreign or international.
domestic
damascened
(of iron or steel) given a wavy pattern by hammer-welding and repeated heating and forging.
consul
an official appointed by a government to live in a foreign city and protect and promote the government's citizens and interests there.
a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.
vicissitudes
palanquins
(in India and the East) a covered litter for one passenger, consisting of a large box carried on two horizontal poles by four or six bearers.
an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude.
barometer
bequeathed
leave (a personal estate or one's body) to a person or other beneficiary by a will.