To swoon is to faint, due to lack of blood to the brain. 

Mosaic is a piece of artwork where the picture is comprised of little clay tiles.

To cede is to give up or surrender land, position, or authority. 

When someone hires a friend to do a job, whether or not she's the best candidate, that's cronyism.

Archaic is referring to something outmoded, belonging to an earlier period.

 An obelisk  is a tall, narrow stone pillar that tapers to a point at the top.

Evanescence is rapid fading from sight or memory of someone or something.

An autocracy is a government controlled by one person with absolute power. 

Biddable means "obedient" and "capable of being trained.

The verb hinder means to block or put something in the way .

Mote is something tiny.

If you won’t take no for an answer, you’re pertinacious.

A fraud is a something that deceives or tricks another person to get their money.

An antidote is a remedy that relieves.

Use the word gentile to mean non-Jewish.

If there is a forceful flowing inward or coming in, you can say there is an influx. 

An oddity is anything strange or unusual.

Bondage is the state of being bound, like a slave.

A skiff is a small boat. 

A glint is a brief flash or flicker of light.