1.somber (adj.) melancholy, depressed
2.incantation (n) the recitation of magical words to cast a spell or perform magic.
3.ominous (adj.)seeming to threaten evil or misfortune; sinister
4.deluge (n) a great flood
5.allot (v)to distribute or apportion by random choice
6.consign (v) to assign to an undesirable, objectionable position or place; relegate
7.transgression(n)the act of overstepping or breaking the law
8.pestilence (n)any disease, especially one of epidemic proportions, such as the bubonic plague
9.sluice (n)a gate or valve used in opening or closing an artificial passage for water