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Apt (adj.) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn Awry (adj., adv.) in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course Bludgeon (n.) a short club used as a weapon; (v.) to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point Capitulate (v.) to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel Chafe (v.) to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk; to strain or press against; (n.) a sore or injury caused by rubbing Defile (v., trans.) to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of; (v., intrans.) to march in a single line or in columns; (n.) a narrow passage; gorge, canyon Dire (adj.) dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster Disarming (adj.) charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion Disgruntled (adj., part) in bad humor, discontented, annoyed Encroach (v.) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass Endow (v.) to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality Fend (v.) to ward off, resist; to get along, manage Impunity (n.) freedom from punishment Mien (n.) air, manner; appearance; expression Penal (adj.) having to do with punishment Pertinent (adj.) related to the matter at hand, to the point Predominant (adj.) the greatest in strength or power; most common Prodigy (n.) something wonderful or marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent Recluse (n.) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world Renown (n.) fame, glory abut (v.) to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up attire (n.) clothes, apparel, garb; (v.) to dress, adorn, or bedeck avail (v.) to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; (n.) use, benefit, or value crony (n.) a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy cryptic (adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic divergent (adj.) going in different directions; different from each other; departing from conversation, deviant enmity (n.) hatred, ill-will fervent (adj.) very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot gaunt (adj.) thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren infiltrate (v.) to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily nullify (v.) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out perceptible (adj.) capable of being grasped by the senses or mind plummet (v.) to plunge straight down; (n.) a weight fastened to a line proclaim (v.) to declare publicly or officially proxy (n.) an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place rankle (v.) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time) scavenger (n.) a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies stint (v.) to limit, be sparing or frugal; (n.) a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity stoical self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain unflagging (v.) tireless, continuing with vigor acme the highest point attribute a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something belittle to make something appear smaller than it is convey to transport doctrine a belief, principle, or teaching excise to remove by cutting exotic foreign haggard thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering jaunty lively, easy, and carefree in manner juncture a joining together menial lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity parry to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid predatory preying on, plundering, or piratical ravage to destroy, lay waste, ruin stance a way of holding the body tawdry showy and flashy but lacking in good taste turncoat a person who switches to an opposing side or party unassuming not putting on airs, unpretentious wallow to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way waver to move to and fro, become unsteady Abashed (adj.) embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed Aloof (adj.) withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a matter of choice) Anguish (n.) great mental suffering, distress, or pain Articulate (v.) to pronounce distinctly Bask (v.) to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth Defect (n.) an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind Finesse (n.) delicate skill Flaunt (v.) to wave or flutter showily Forthright (adj.) frank, direct, or straightfoward Genial (adj.) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm Instill (v.) to add gradually Ostracize (v.) to exclude from a group, banish, send away Premonition (n.) forewarning or foreboding of a future event Pseudonym (n.) a pen name, name assumed by a writer Purge (v.) to wash away impurities, clean up Rehabilitate (v.) to make over in good form Repercussion (n.) an effect or consequence of some action or event, result; an echo or reverbation Resolute (adj.) bold, determined; firm Retentive (adj.) able to hold, keep, or recall Scapegoat (n.) a person or thing carrying the blame for others Aghast (adj.) filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror Ample (adj.) more than enough, large, spacious Apparition (n.) a ghost or ghostly figure Assert (v.) to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully Cower (v.) to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame Disdain (v.) to look upon with scorn Epitaph (n.) a brief statement written in a tomb or gravestone Ethical (adj.) having to do with morals, values, right and wrong Facetious (adj.) humorous, not meant seriously Inaudible (adj.) not able to be heard Indiscriminate (adj.) without restraint or control Intrigue (n.) crafty dealings, underhanded plotting Jurisdiction (n.) an area of authority or control Plausible (adj.) appearing true, reasonable, or fair Plebeian (adj.) common, vulgar Prodigal (adj.) wastefully extravagant Proximity (n.) nearness, closeness Pulverize (v.) to grind or pound to a powder or dust Sequel (n.) that which follows, a result Volatile (adj.) highly changeable, fickle