dumbfound

(v) To make speechless with amazement.

ensue

(v) To follow; to come as a result of or at a later time.

era

(n) A particular period in history.

flourish

(v) 1. To thrive or prosper. 2. To wave in the air. (n) 1. A sweeping motion. 2. A showy burst of music. 3. A fancy line or curve added to something written.

garrison

(n) 1. Soldiers stationed in a place to protect it. 2. A military place of protection, together with its soldiers and weapons. (v) To provide soldiers with a place to live.

grievous

(adj) Causing grief or pain; hard to bear.

hoard

(v) To save and put away, especially secretly. (n) Anything put away in such a manner.

inundate

(v) 1. To cover, as with water from a flood. 2. To load with an excessive amount or number of something.

invincible

(adj) Impossible to defeat.

nomad

(n) A member of a group that settles briefly in one place and then moves on to another.

placate

(v) To stop from being angry; to calm.

principal

(adj) Most important. (n) 1. A person or thing that is of the greatest importance. 2. The head of a school. 3. The sum of money owed, not including the interest.

recede

(v) 1. To move back or to drop to a lower level. 2. To become fainter.

ruthless

(adj) Showing no mercy; pitiless.

sacrifice

(n) 1. Something given up for the sake of another. 2. An offering to a god. (v) 1. To give up something for another. 2. To offer something of value to a god.