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    Respite

    a period of temporary delay

    Venerable

    calling forth respect

    Contempt

    derision; an object of extreme disdain, contempt, or derision; something contemptible

    Illustrious

    brilliantly outstanding; shining brightly with light

    Enquire

    to ask about

    Countenance

    the face as an indication of mood, emotion, or character

    Irrefutable

    incontrovertible; impossible to refute

    Unfathomable

    impossible to comprehend

    Ascetic

    austere in appearance, manner, or attitude; practicing strict self‑denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline

    Enthralled

    to hold in or reduce to slavery; to hold spellbound

    Ostracized

    to exclude from a group by common consent

    Erudition

    extensive knowledge

    Subservient

    useful in an inferior capacity

    Benediction

    the invocation of a blessing

    Ardent

    warmth of feeling characterized by warmth of feeling typically expressed in eager zealous support or activity

    Sedan

    a portable often covered chair that is designed to carry one person and that is borne on poles by two people

    Circuitous

    not being forthright or direct in language or action

    Indolent

    habitually lazy

    Servile

    meanly or cravenly submissive; of or befitting a slave or a menial position

    Compel

    to urge forcefully; to cause to do or occur by overwhelming pressure

    Insatiably

    incapable of being satisfied