| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Convalescence | (n.) a gradual recovery after an illness |
| Discompose | (v.) to destroy the composure of; to disturb the order of |
| Advocate | (n.) a lawyer; one who urges or recommends |
| Perversity | (n.) immorality, deliberate unruliness |
| Dissipate | (v.) to scatter; to pursue pleasure to an excess |
| Vacillating | (adj.) wavering, showing indecision |
| Avail | (n.) use or advantage |
| Approbation | (n.) praise, official approval |
| Salubrious | (adj.) healthful |
| Fester | (v.) to generate puss; to rot; to cause increasing poisoning or bitterness |
| Afflicted | (adj.) severly distressed, anguished |
| Placid | (adj.) calm |
| Ascend | (v.) to rise to another level or climb, move upward |
| Dirge | (n.) funeral hymn |
| Endow | (v.) to furnish with an income or grant; to provide with something naturally or freely |
| Elude | (v.) escape, avoid |
| Allude | (v.) to make an indirect reference |
| Indelible | (adj.) permanent, not erasable |
| Rustic | (adj.) rural |
| Exculpate | (v.) to clear of blame or fault |
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