doleful
sad, dreary
credible
believable
impoverished
poor, in a state of poverty; depleted
defray
to pay for
ghastly
frightful, horrible; deathly pale
intricate
complicated; difficult to understand
tenacious
atone
to make up for
posthumous
occurring or published after death
diligent
hardworking, industrious, not lazy
superfluous
exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
hamper
to hold back
incessant
never stopping, going on all the time
lucid
easy to understand, clear; rational, sane
bondage
slavery; any state of being bound or held down
hew
to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to
prim
overly neat, proper, or formal; prudish
sardonic
grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
taunt
to jeer at, mock; an insulting or mocking remark
supplant
to take the place of, supersede