Adversity refers to a difficult situation or condition, or to a state of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune.

// The soldiers were honored for acting with courage in the face of adversity.

// The team overcame many adversities on their way to summiting the mountain.

Druthers is an informal word that refers to the power or opportunity to choose—in other words, free choice. It is used especially in the phrase if one had one's druthers.

// If I had my druthers, I would travel all the time.

Gustatory describes things that are related to or associated with eating or the sense of taste.

// The deli has been widely praised for its astonishing variety of gustatory delights.

Kitsch refers to something that appeals to popular or lowbrow taste and is often cheap or tacky. Kitsch also refers to a tacky or lowbrow quality or condition.

// The restaurant is decorated with 1950s furniture and kitsch from old TV shows.

// The critic opined that the movie, despite its lofty ambitions, at times descended into kitsch.

Vouchsafe is a formal and old-fashioned word meaning "to give (something) to someone as a promise or a privilege."

// He vouchsafed the secret to only a few of his closest allies.

1. make strong or stronger

2. add nutrients to

3. add alcohol to (beverages)

4. enclose by or as if by walls around a stronghold

5. prepare oneself for a military confrontation

Something described as malleable is capable of being stretched or bent into different shapes, or capable of being easily changed or influenced.

// Let the cookie dough thaw until it becomes malleable enough to thinly roll.

// Students' minds are malleable and they need positive influences and guidance.

Hew is commonly used with to to mean "to conform to or adhere to (something)." Hew on its own has several meanings having to do with cutting or shaping with a sharp tool, such as an ax. Both hewed and hewn are past participles of hew. // The senator has always hewed closely to the party line.

// The explorers hewed logs for building cabins.