| Term | Definition |
|---|
| QUELL | v. put down ; extinguish |
| GARRULOUS | a. talkative |
| MELLIFLUOUS | a. sweet-sounding |
| PUSILLANIMOUS | a. cowardly |
| RESTIVE | a. restless and impatient ; fretful under control |
| RAGAMUFFIN | n. fellow in dirty ragged clothes |
| RESILIENT | a. springing back when bent ; easily recovering from distress or shock |
| PROVIDENT | a. showing forethought ; preparing wisely for future needs |
| PUTATIVE | a. supposed ; reputed |
| PROTEAN | a. able to take many forms |
| BLUFF | n. deceit; deception |
| ASININE | adj. devoid of intelligence; inane; mindless; vacuous |
| APLOMB | n. great coolness and composure under strain; cool; poise; sang-froid |
| REPLENISH | v. fill something that had previously been emptied; fill again |
| TERTIARY | adj. coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position |
| TOME | n. a (usually) large and scholarly book |
| BUNGLESOME | adj. difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; clumsy; ungainly |
| MIASMAL | adj. filled with vapor; vaporous; vapourous |
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