1. Taint = a trace of a bad or undesirable substance or quality
2. Vilify = speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner.
3. Torrid = very hot and dry.
4. sordid = involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.
5. devour = eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly.
6. Nuptial = a wedding.
7. Enchanting = delightfully charming or attractive.
8. Professed = (of a quality, feeling, or belief) claimed openly but often falsely.
9. Fumbling = doing or handling something clumsily.
10. Turmoil = a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.
11. Muster = assemble
12. Amicable = characterized by friendliness and absence of discord.
13. Antiquated = old-fashioned or outdated.
14. Sob = cry noisily, making loud, convulsive gasps.
15. Relentless = unceasingly intense.
16. Privilege = a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group
17. Smug = having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.
18. Emblazoned = conspicuously inscribe or display a design on.
19. Hiss= make a sharp sibilant sound as of the letter
20. Serpentine sound (adj) = of or like a serpent or snake.
21. fallacy = a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments.
22. Crumble = break or fall apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration.
23. exorbitant = (of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high.
24. Shudder = (of a person) tremble convulsively, typically as a result of fear or revulsion.
25. Turbulent = characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not stable or calm.