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obsolete::::no longer useful, outdated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)