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agitation (n.) a violent stirring or movement; noisy confusion, excitment; a stirring up of public enthusiasm blurt (v.) to say suddenly or without thinking chronological (adj.) arranged in order of time of occurrence countenance (n.) a face, facial expression; (v.) to tolerate or approve diminish (v.) to make or become smaller, reduce in size enchant (v.) to please greatly; to charm, put under a magic spell fluctuate (v.) to change continually; to move up and down foster (v.) to bring up, give care to; to promote, encourage; (adj.) in the same family but not related by birth grovel (v.) to humble onself, act in a hearful and servile way; to life face downward; to indulge in something base or unworthy handicraft (n.) work done by hand; a trade requiring hand skill hilarious (adj) extremely funny, causing loud amusement ignite cause to start burning magnitude (n) the great size or importance of something massive (adj.) large and heavy; great in size or scope maternal (adj.) of or like a mother pall v. to lose in interest, attraction, or effectiveness; to become tiresome; n. a dark covering, something that conceals reputable (adj.) well thought of, having a good reputation revere (v.) to love and respect deeply, honor greatly saga (n.) a narrative of heroic exploits; a long, detailed account stodgy dull; stuffy; boringly conservative; Ex. stodgy book adequate (adj.) sufficient, enough ajar (adj., adv.) partly open dialouge (n.) a conversation between two or more people; and interchange of options and ideas, free discussion emblem (n.) a symbol, sign, token gigantic (adj.) huge, giant, immense havoc (n.) very great destruction, ruin; great confusion and disorder hearth (n.) the floor of a fireplace; the fireside as a symbol of the home and family implore (v.) to beg earnestly for infamous (adj.) very wicked; disgraceful, shameful innumerable (adj.) too many to count, without number lax (adj.) not strict, careless; lacking discipline; not tense, relaxed mar (v.) to spoil, damage, injure misdemeanor (n.) a crime or offense that is less serious than a felony; any minor misbehavior or misconduct mull (v.) to think about, ponder; to grind or mix; to heat and flavor with spices narrative (n.) a story, detailed report; (adj.) having the quality or the nature of a story overture (n.) an opening move toward negotiation or action; a proposal or offer; an introductory section or part pact (n.) an agreement, treaty stalemate (n.) a situation in which further action by either of two opponents is impossible; (v.) to bring to a standstill vindictive (adj.) bearing a grudge, feeling or showing a strong tendency toward revenge wilt (v.) to become limp and drooping (as a flower), wither; to loose strength and vigor bellow (v.) to make a sound similar to that of a bull, roar; (n.) a loud, angry roar beneficiary (n) one who benefits from something; a person who is left money or other property in a will or the like botch (v.) to repair or patch poorly; make a mess of; (n.) a hopelessly bungled job clutter (v.) to fill or cover in a disorderly way; (n.) a state of disorder, mess dilapidated (adj.) falling apart or ruined, run-down dismantle (v.) to take apart; to strip of something farce (n.) a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor; a ridiculous sham futile (adj.) not successful, failing to have any result; useless; unimportant, frivolous grueling (adj.) very tiring, calling for an extreme effort hospitable (adj.) offering friendly or generous treatment to guests; open toanything new or strange lair (n.) the home or den of a wild animal; any hideout lavish (adj.) overly generous, extravagant; abundant; (v.) to spend or give freely or without limit morbid (adj.) in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy; caused by or related to disease, unwholesome notorious (adj.) widely known because of bad conduct pamper (v.)to allow too many privileges, be too generous and easygoing toward parasite (n.) an organism that lives on or in another organism; one who lives off another person shirk (v.) to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink surplus (n.) an amount beyond what is required, excess; (adj.) more than what is needed or expected timidity (n.) the state of being easily frightened veto (n.) the power to forbid or prevent; (v.) to prohibit, reject