Xanthippeill:  bad/ill  tempered woman

Yarborough

noun


  1. (in bridge or whist) a hand with no card above a nine.

zeal:

great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.

Avarice - Greed for wealth, greed for money

Bemused :puzzled, confused, or bewildered.

Chastise - rebuke or reprimand severely.

Doyen - the most respected or prominent person in a particular field

Exegesis: 

critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture.

"the task of biblical exegesis"

factotum -handyman; person who does all kinds of work

Galvanize - To stimulate shock or excite into action, the urgency of his voice galvanized them into action

hystricine  -  of, like or pertaining to porcupines

interregnum: 

a period when normal government is suspended, especially between successive reigns or regimes.

OR an interval or pause between two periods of office or other things.

"the interregnum between the discovery of radioactivity and its detailed understanding"

Juxtapose - place or deal with close together for contrasting effect

Knell: a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster); an indication of the end or the failure of something

Lavage - washing out of a body cavity, such as the colon or stomach, with water or a medicated solution.