reverberate be sent back, again and again
rigor: sternness, strictness, severe conditions
rotundity: state of being round
salvage: the saving of property from loss
scattered: not situated together
shatter: to break into many pieces
shunned: avoided, kept away from
sketchy: shortly, roughly, quickly
sporadic: happening from time to time
stifled: suppressed, kept back
strive: to make great efforts, to struggle
subsequent: following
succumb: yield, die
taciturn: unspoken, silent