| blemish | physical defect |
| misanthrope | someone who does not like people |
| ponderous | unyielding |
| trifle | something of little value |
| wrench | twist or pull |
| covetous | greedy |
| solemnize | honor or remember |
| bestow | give |
| dismal | gloomy and dark |
| resolute | determined |
| endeavor | to try |
| insomniac | person who is unable to sleep |
| deliquesce | melt away |
| homage | anything done to show honor |
| compulsion | feeling of having to do something |