quavered: (of a person's voice) shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion
certitude:absolute certainty or conviction that something is the case; something that someone firmly believes is true
notch: an indentation or incision on an edge or surface; a deep, narrow mountain pass; make notches in; score or achieve (something)
perspired: give out sweat through the pores of the skin as the result of heat, physical exertion, or stress
manifested: display or show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate; be evidence of; prove; (of an ailment) become apparent through the appearance of symptoms
latrine: a toilet or outhouse, especially a communal one in a camp or barracks;
uttered: make (a sound) with one's voice; put (forged money) into circulation
parried:ward off (a weapon or attack), especially with a countermove; answer (a question or accusation) evasively
oracle: a priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity; a person or thing regarded as an infallible authority or guide on something
conscious: aware of and responding to one's surroundings; awake; having knowledge of something; aware; painfully aware of; sensitive to
feigning: pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury); invent (a story or excuse); indulge in pretense
leisurely: acting or done at leisure; unhurried or relaxed; without hurry
conjure: make (something) appear unexpectedly or seemingly from nowhere as if by magic; implore (someone) to do something.
anesthetized: administer an anesthetic to (a person or animal), especially so as to induce a loss of consciousness; deprive of feeling or awareness
tyranny: cruel and oppressive government or rule; a nation under cruel and oppressive government; cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary use of power or control
folly: lack of good sense; foolishness; a costly ornamental building with no practical purpose, especially a tower or mock-Gothic ruin built in a large garden or park
dreary: dull, bleak, and lifeless; depressing
grotesque: comically or repulsively ugly or distorted; a very ugly or comically distorted figure, creature, or image
reckoning: the action or process of calculating or estimating something; a persons view, opinion, or judgement; a bill or account, or its settlement