Galvanize - To stimulate shock or excite into action, the urgency of his voice galvanized them into action
Halcyon - denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful. Also, a bird and a mythical bird.
Iniquitous: grossly unfair and morally wrong.
Juxtapose - place or deal with close together for contrasting effect
Kraal - A rural village, typically consisting of huts surrounded by a stockade. An enclosure for livestock.
Lavage - washing out of a body cavity, such as the colon or stomach, with water or a medicated solution.
Minerva - a woman of great wisdom, a goddess. See Athena
Neophilia - love of or enthusiasm for what is new or novel
Otiose - disinclined to work or exertion
prevaricate: speak or act in an evasive way; to deviate from the truth; to lie
Quisling - A traitor
Repugnant - offensive to the mind
sinecure: a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work
Turnbuckle - a device for adjusting the tension or length of ropes, cables, tie rods, and other tensioning systems
Ubiquitous: existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent: