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| Abyss | hole so deep as to appear bottomless |
| Acquiesce | agree, accept without protest |
| 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| obsolete | no longer useful, outdated |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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