martinet

martinet (n.) a strict disciplinarian

languor

languor (n.) listless indolence or inertia

hebetude

hebetude (n.) lethargy, dullness

amour

amour (n.) a usually illicit love affair

sluggard

sluggard (n.) a habitually lazy person

logorrhea

logorrhea (n.) excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness

vicissitude

vicissitude (n.) event that occurs by chance

sagacity

sagacity (n.) shrewdness, soundness of perspective

thug

thug (n.) someone who is going through struggles, has gone through struggles, and continues to live day by day with nothing for them

quagmire

quagmire (n.) a difficult situation

petulance

petulance (n.) rudeness, irritability

maelstrom

maelstrom (n.) a destructive whirlpool which rapidly sucks in objects

anathema

anathema (n.) a cursed, detested person

curmudgeon

curmudgeon (n.) a crusty, ill-tempered and usually old man

acumen

acumen (n.) keen insight

penitence

penitence (n.) sorrow for sins or faults

complicity

complicity (n.)  association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act

scion

scion (i.)  descendant, child

odontalgia

odontalgia (n.) toothache

nihilism

nihilism (n.) a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless