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Beneficiary one who benefits from something; a person who is left money or other property in a will or the lake
Botch to repair or patch poorly; make a mess of; a hopelessly bungled job
Dilapidated falling apart or ruined; run down
Futile not successful, failing to have any result; useless; unimportant, frivolous
Hospitable offering friendly or generous treatment to guests; open to anything new or strange
Lair the home or den of a wild animal; any hideout
Notorious widely known because of bad conduct
Pamper to allow too many privileges, to be too generous and easygoing toward
Shirk to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink
Veto the power to forbid or prevent; to prohibit, reject
Bellow to make a sound similar to that of a bull, roar; a loud, angry roar
Clutter to fill or cover in a disorderly way; a state of disorder, mess
Dismantle to take apart; to strip of something
Farce a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far fetched humor; a ridiculous sham
Grueling very tiring, calling for an extreme effort
Lavish overly generous; extravagant; abundant; to spend or give freely without limit
Morbid in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy; caused by or related to disease; unwholesome
Parasite an organisms that lives in or on another organism; one who lives off another person
Surplus an amount beyond what is required; excess; more than what is needed or expected
Timidity the state of being easily frightened
Created by: lesley_j
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