quagmire

  1. an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog
  2. a situation from which extrication is very difficult

Refulgence - a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance

Pyrrhic - (of a victory) won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile for the victor.

Sessle  - A 17th century word meaning “to move uneasily,” or “to fidget.” 

Timorous - showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence, "a timorous voice"

umbrage - shade; foliage; offence

Vehemence - the display of strong feeling; passion.

watershed - the geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries

XO - Executive Officer (military), second in command

yonder - distant but within sight

Writative - characterized by an inclination to write.

Zoomer - is a nickname referring to members of Generation Z, those born in the late 90s and early 2000s

adroit - quick or skillful or adept in action or thought

Behemoth
someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

Catch-22 - a dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions