marked by or attended with ignominy; discreditable, humiliating

to use or address with harsh or abusive language; revile

dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; insecure

calm; peaceful; tranquil

a person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government; a traitor

difficult to understand; obscure

injurious to health

to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, authority, etc.

deep blue; sky blue; azure

beset with woe; affected by woe, especially in appearance; showing or indicating woe

former; erstwhile

the function or work of a teacher; teaching

of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious

beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage

an instrument used for measuring the angle or elevation of slopes

a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person