As the gossamers drifted by, my scruples stayed my hand, before I plunged my blade into his neck.

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Vocab: 08/26/14

Blandly
Pleasantly gentle or agreeable
"a bland,affable manner"
adverb

Gaunt
bleak desolate,or grim, as places or things
"a gaunt, wind swept landscape"
Adjective

Indolently
having or showing  disposition to avoid exertion; slothful
"an indolent person"
Adverb

Scruples
a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force
Noun

Gossamer
a fine, filmy cobweb seen n grass or bushes or floating in the air n calm weather especially in autumn
Noun

Palpable
Easily or plainly seen, heard, or perceived
Adjective

Nocturnal
Of or pertaining to the night
Adjective

Futile
Incapable of producing any result
Adjective

Furtive
Taken, done, used, in secret
adjective

Reciprocate
To feel, give, etc. in return
verb

Naïve
Having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificality
Adjective