specious
plausible but actually false
bastion
a well fortified position
anything seen as preserving or protecting some quality, condition, etc
hiatus
a pause or gap
a break
pall
aura of gloom
dark cloud of smoke or dust
a cloth spread over a coffin or tomb
inscrutable
impossible to understand or interpret
Opaque
not able to be seen through; not transparent
impalpable
intangible not perceived by touch
not easily comprehended
tacitly
without being spoken
understood or implied without being directly stated
Apex
The highest point
derisive
scornful, expressing contempt or ridicule
effigy
A likeness or image
Tempestuously
like a storm, turbulently, violent
impervious
oblivious, incapable of being affected
rebuke
to criticize or reprimand
sanctity
sacredness, godliness, holy
cynicism
attitude scornful of the motives or virtues of others