abyss:::: hole so deep as to appear bottomless
acquiesce:: agree, accept without protest
affable::::polite and friendly, easy to talk to
affliction::::distress, suffering
affluent::::wealthy, abundant
agitate::::move, shake, stir up
ambiguous:: having more then one meaning
annex:::: take possession of
aqueous::::of or like water
arduous::::demanding great effort, strenuous
aroma:::: quality or surrounding atmosphere considered typical
atone:::: make repayment
avarice::::greed
bellicose::::inclined to fighting
calisthenics::exercises to develop strong bodies
captor::::person who takes smb captive
concoct::::invent, prepare by mixing together
dangle::::hand or swing loosely
deprive::::take away from, prevent from using
diligent::::hard-working
disrobe::::undress
docile::::easily trained or controlled
doleful::::dismal, mourful
drought::::a long period of dry weather
dubious::::feeling doubt
dumbfound:: astonish
efface::::rub or wipe out, obliterate
elucidate::::to make understandable
enchant::::charm, delight
endeavor:: to make an effort, to try very hard
endorse::::approve, support a claim or statement
enthral::::take the whole attention, enslave
exploit::::to use for selfish advantage or profit
extensive::::far-reaching
extol::::::to praise highly
flimsy::::lacking solidarity, strength
fraud:::: a fault, a deception
gaudy:::: too bright and showy
ghastly::::death-like, pale and ill
grumble::::to complain
harass::::worry, trouble
heretic::::very busy; active
impediment:: smth that hinders (esp in speech)
indigenous:: native
insatiate::::never satisfied
intrepid::::fearless
irate::::::angry
jeopardy::::danger
leash:::: control
loafer::::an idle, lazy person
lucrative::::profitable
lustrous::::bright; shining
malign::::to slander
meddle::::to interfere, to intrude
mend:::: to repair
mirth:::: being merry and happy
nausea::::feeling of sickness
neglect::::pay no attention to
nocturnal::::of or in the night
obese:::: very fat
obsolete::::no longer useful, outdated
perch:::: take up a high position
pervade::::spread through every part of
petulant::::unreasonably impatient or irritable
pillage::::plunder (esp in war)
presumptuous::too bold or self-confident
quashed ::::annuled
quenching:: satisfy, put an end to, put out
refurbished:: make clean, as if like new
rejoicing::::happiness, joy
reticent::::in the habit of saying little
reverberate be sent back, again and again
rigor::::::sternness, strictness, severe conditions
rotundity::::state of being round
salvage::::the saving of property from loss
scattered::::not situated together
shatter::::to break into many pieces
shunned::::avoided, kept away from
sketchy::::shortly, roughly, quickly
sporadic::::happening from time to time
stifled::::suppressed, kept back
strive::::to make great efforts, to struggle
subsequent:: following
succumb::::yield, die
taciturn::::unspoken, silent
tantalize::::raise hopes that cannot be realized
tentative::::uncertain, probable
torpid::::dull and slow
treacherous not to be trusted, perfidious
tremor::::thrill
tyro::::::a beginner
uproar::::noise and excitement
vanity::::a foolish pride
vehemence:: forcefulness; intensity; conviction
vigilance::::watchfulness
vindicate::::prove the truth
voluptuous:: arousing sensual pleasures
wan::::::looking ill, not bright
wile::::::a trick
wrinkle::::make small lines (eg forehead)
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