Assuage: To make an unpleasant feeling less intense; to satisfy.

Taciturn: Inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.

Malevolent: Having or showing a wish to do evil to others.

Indigenous: Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.

Illicit: Forbidden by law, rules, or custom.

Condescend: To show feelings of superiority; to talk down to someone.

Auspicious: Favorable; conducive to success; promising.

Quell: To suppress or extinguish; to put an end to.

Pestilence: A fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague.

Iniquity: Immoral or grossly unfair behavior.

Malignant: Very virulent or infectious; highly injurious; evil in nature or effect.

Contentious: Likely to cause an argument; controversial.

Acrimonious: Angry and bitter in tone, speech, or behavior.

Benevolence: The quality of being well-meaning; kindness.

Cantankerous: Bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.

Amiable: Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.

Inordinately: Excessively; unusually or disproportionately large.

Fluctuate: To vary irregularly; to rise and fall without consistency.

Inevitable: Certain to happen; unavoidable.

Melancholy: A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.