prerogative
pre·rog·a·tive

n.

1. An exclusive right or privilege held by a person or group, especially a hereditary or official right. See Synonyms at right.

2. The exclusive right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge: the principal's prerogative to suspend a student.

3. A special quality that confers superiority.

adj.

Of, arising from, or exercising a prerogative.

Indignation
in·dig·na·tion /ˌɪndɪgˈneɪʃən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[in-dig-ney-shuhn]
displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger.

—Synonyms resentment, exasperation, wrath, ire, choler. See anger.

—Antonyms calm.

cliff
Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun a high steep face of a rock.

contemptuous

showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful
—Antonyms respectful.

—Synonyms disdainful, sneering, insolent, arrogant, supercilious, haughty.

mound

1.	a natural elevation of earth; a hillock or knoll.

2.	an artificial elevation of earth, as for a defense work or a dam or barrier; an embankment.

3.	a heap or raised mass: a mound of papers; a mound of hay.

4.	Baseball. the slightly raised ground from which the pitcher delivers the ball. Compare rubber (def. 13).

5.	an elevation formed of earth, sand, stones, etc., esp. over a grave or ruins.

6.	a tumulus or other raised work of earth dating from a prehistoric or long-past period.

–verb (used with object)

7.	to form into a mound; heap up.

8.	to furnish with a mound of earth, as for a defense.

stout
–adjective

1.	bulky in figure; heavily built; corpulent; thickset; fat: She is getting too stout for her dresses.

2.	bold, brave, or dauntless: a stout heart; stout fellows.

3.	firm; stubborn; resolute: stout resistance.

4.	forceful; vigorous: a stout argument; a stout wind.

5.	strong of body; hearty; sturdy: stout seamen.

6.	having endurance or staying power, as a horse.

7.	strong in substance or body, as a beverage.

8.	strong and thick or heavy: a stout cudgel.

–noun

9.	a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter.

10.	porter of extra strength.

11.	a stout person.

12.	a garment size designed for a stout man.

13.	a garment, as a suit or overcoat, in this size.

but·tress (bŭt'rĭs) n.

1. A structure, usually brick or stone, built against a wall for support or reinforcement.
2. Something resembling a buttress, as:
   1. The flared base of certain tree trunks.
   2. A horny growth on the heel of a horse's hoof.
3. Something that serves to support, prop, or reinforce: "The law is by its very nature a buttress of the status quo" (J. William Fulbright).

cor·set
n.

1. A close-fitting undergarment, often reinforced by stays, worn to support and shape the waistline, hips, and breasts.
2. A medieval outer garment, especially a laced jacket or bodice.

su·per·flu·ous /sʊˈpɜrfluəs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[soo-pur-floo-uhs]
adjective

1.	being more than is sufficient or required; excessive.

2.	unnecessary or needless.

3.	Obsolete. possessing or spending more than enough or necessary; extravagant.

—Synonyms 1. extra; redundant.

a·ghast /əˈgæst, əˈgɑst/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[uh-gast, uh-gahst]
adjective
struck with overwhelming shock or amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror: They stood aghast at the sight of the plane crashing.

dic·tate /v. ˈdɪkteɪt, dɪkˈteɪt; n. ˈdɪkteɪt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[v. dik-teyt, dik-teyt; n. dik-teyt] verb, -tat·ed, -tat·ing, noun –verb (used with object)

1.	to say or read (something) aloud for another person to transcribe or for a machine to record: to dictate some letters to a secretary.

2.	to prescribe or lay down authoritatively or peremptorily; command unconditionally: to dictate peace terms to a conquered enemy.

–verb (used without object)

3.	to say or read aloud something to be written down by a person or recorded by a machine.

4.	to give orders.

–noun

5.	an authoritative order or command.

6.	a guiding or governing principle, requirement, etc.: to follow the dictates of one's conscience.

whim /ʰwɪm, wɪm/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciat[hwim, wim]

–noun

1.	an odd or capricious notion or desire; a sudden or freakish fancy: a sudden whim to take a midnight walk.

2.	capricious humor: to be swayed by whim.

—Synonyms 1. whimsy, vagary, caprice.

gab
Informal.

–verb (used without object)

1.	to talk or chat idly; chatter.

–noun

2.	idle talk; chatter.

—Synonyms 1. chitchat, gossip, visit; yak, rap, schmooze.

Endeavor
v. tr.
To attempt (fulfillment of a responsibility or an obligation, for example) by employment or expenditure of effort: endeavored to improve the quality of life in the inner city.

v. intr.
To work with a set or specified goal or purpose.

con·science /ˈkɒnʃəns/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kon-shuhns] –noun

1.	the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's conduct or motives, impelling one toward right action: to follow the dictates of conscience.

2.	the complex of ethical and moral principles that controls or inhibits the actions or thoughts of an individual.

3.	an inhibiting sense of what is prudent: I'd eat another piece of pie but my conscience would bother me.

4.	conscientiousness.

5.	Obsolete. consciousness; self-knowledge.

6.	Obsolete. strict and reverential observance.

—Idioms

7.	have something on one's conscience, to feel guilty about something, as an act that one considers wrong: She behaves as if she had something on her conscience.

8.	in all conscience, a. in all reason and fairness. b. certainly; assuredly.