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agony

ag·o·ny /ˈæɡəni/ noun (plural agonies) [uncountable and countable]

  1. very severe pain:
    1. the agony of arthritis
    2. in agony
      1. I was in agony
      2. He groaned in agony
  2. a very sad, difficult, or unpleasant experience:
    1. It was agony not knowing if she would live.
    2. agony of
      1. He was in agonies of remorse

degradation

deg·ra·da·tion /ˌdeɡrəˈdeɪʃən/ noun

  1. [uncountable and countable] an experience or situation that makes you feel ashamed and angry:
    1. a life of poverty and degradation
  2. [uncountable] the process by which something changes to a worse condition.

elucidate

e·lu·ci·date /ɪˈluːsədeɪt, ɪˈluːsɪdeɪt/ verb [intransitive and transitive]

formal to explain something that is difficult to understand by providing more information SNY clarify

  • The full picture has not yet been elucidated.

—elucidation /ɪˌluːsəˈdeɪʃən, ɪˌluːsɪˈdeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable] —elucidatory /ɪˈluːsədətəri, ɪˈluːsɪdətəri $ -dətɔːri/ adjective

intrigue

in·trigue1 /ɪnˈtriːɡ/ verb

  1. [transitive] if something intrigues you, it interests you a lot because it seems strange or mysterious:
    • Other people's houses always intrigued her.
  2. [intransitive] formal to make secret plans to harm someone or make them lose their position of power
    • intrigue against
      • While King Richard was abroad, the barons had been intriguing against him.

melody

mel·o·dy /ˈmelədi/ noun (plural melodies)

  1. [countable] a song or tune:
    1. They played some lovely melodies.
    2. a haunting melody
  2. [uncountable] the arrangement of musical notes in a way that is pleasant

Reference

  • Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English