cartage
(n) the act of or rate charged for carting
tenfold
(adj) being ten times as great or as many
stratagems
(n) tricks to deceive or outwit the enemy
smithereens
(n) fragments, bits
pallid
(adj) pale, wan
furtive
(adj) secretive; sly
molder
(v) to crumble into small pieces
dominion
(n) supreme authority, sovereignty
barb
(n) a sharp projection extending backward as from the point of an arrow
contrive
(v) to plan, to devise
thatch
(v) to cover (a roof or a building) with straw or a similar material
carrion
(n) dead and decaying flesh
kindred
(n) a group of related individuals
succor
(v) to aid, to help, to relieve
sentinels
(n) a guard/sentry at a point of passage
thrice
(adverb) three times
wrath
(n) violent anger: rage
antiquated
(adj) out-of-date, old-fashioned
dubious
(adj) uncertain, questionable, undecided
gilded
(adj) covered with a thin layer of gold