Infirmity (n)

physical or mental weakness

Tempest (n)

a violent, windy storm

Surly (adj)

bad tempered and unfriendly

Portentous (adj)

ominous; forboding; indicating that something unpleasant is going to happen

Prodigious (adj)

remarkable and impressive

Instigate (v)

to urge, provoke, or incite

Redress (n and v)

relief or compensation for a wrong or injury; to set right, remedy, correct something that is unfair or wrong

Whet (v) 

to make (something, such as a person's appetite or curiousity) sharper or stronger

Interim (n)

a period of time between events

Visage (n)

a peron's face or facial expresison

Affability (n)

pleasant, easy-going manner; friendly and easy to talk to

Interpose (v)

to place something or someone between 2 or more things

Palter (v)

to act insincerely or deceitfully using trickery

Contrive (v)

to form or make something in a skillful or clever way

Contagion (n)

the process by which a disease is passed from one person or animal to another by touching

Construe (v)

to interpret a word or action in a particular way

Whelp (v and n)

a young animal of a female animal to give birth

Portent (n)

a sign or warning that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen

Imminent (adj)

happening very soon; ready to take place

Expound (v)

to explain or give details about something

Ague (n)

a fever marked by chills and sweating

Lament (v)

to express sorrow or regret; to mourn

Emulation (n)

an ambition to equal or excel others

Beseech (v)

to ask someone urgently to do something