loath

feel intense disliking or disgust

ludicrous

laughable

moribund

dying or becoming obselete

onerous

oppressive

obstinate

stubborn

obfuscate

to confuse

transgress

infringe or go beyond the bounds of a moral principle or other established standards of behaviour

perjure

knowingly tell the untruth in law cout

verdant

green with grass or vegetation

expedient

serve to promote ones intrest

mavericks

1.An unorthodox or independent-minded person.
2.A person who refuses to conform to a particular party or group.

protagonist

The leading character or a major character in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.

The main figure or one of the most prominent figures in a real situation.

braved

Endure or face (unpleasant conditions or behavior) without showing fear: 

go under the knife

to submit to surgery; to have surgery done on oneself.

Whirlpool

A rapidly rotating mass of water in a river or sea into which objects may be drawn, typically caused by the meeting of conflicting currents.

A turbulent situation from which it is hard to escape.

encumber

to hinder or impede

surmised

Suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it: "he surmised that something must be wrong".

caprice

 A sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior.
It is not human caprice, but a principle of public order, which controls property.

infalliable

incapable of erring

regicide

killing of a king