Sylvan
A picturesque, lightly forested area with little undergrowth
Draconian
A code of punishment which far exceeds the severity of the crime
Declivity
A sloping inclination
Ambuscade
To lie in wait waiting to engage in an ambush
Irresolute
Exhibiting signs of wavering uncertainly and indecision
Baffled
Bewildered, confused, and utterly perplexed
Impertinent
Meddlesome and presumptuous when demonstrating a type of discourteous behavior
Brambles
Vegetative undergrowth characterized by being adorned with thorns, burrs, thistles, and briars
Stupefied
The state that comes with being flabbergasted, dumbfounded, or absolutely dismayed by the unexpected
Luminiferous
Capable of producing or transmitting light
Undulatory
Causing sinuous movements like a wave
Pallor
A peculiarly bloodless sort of paleness
Prepossessing
Strikingly handsome or beautiful
Vanquished
Completely and irrefutably defeated
Disquieting
Creating a mood of anxiety and worry to a large extent because the nature of what is so unsettling is not readily apparent
Extravasated
Having been forced out of its natural location
Maculations
Discolored, blotched
Dolorous
Anguished and distressed
Haversack
A backpack or rucksack, often carried over just one shoulder
Embellishing
Making more interesting through exaggeration, fabrication, overstating, mythologizing, and just plain lying
