| Term | Definition |
| bellow | (v) yell, bawl, holler; (n) howl |
| beneficiary | recipient, heir |
| botch | (v) foul up, bungle, mangle |
| clutter | (v) litter; (n) confusion |
| dilapidated | in disrepair, deteriorated, gone to seed |
| dismantle | disassemble |
| farce | buffoonery, mockery |
| futile | fruitless, vain, ineffective |
| grueling | exhausting, punishing, taxing |
| hospitable | gracious, cordial, courteous |
| lair | nest, burrow, hideaway |
| lavish | (adj) excessive, profuse |
| morbid | depressed, unsound, "sick" |
| notorious | disgraceful, infamous, disreputable |
| pamper | coddle, cater to, indulge |
| parasite | sponge, freeloader, leech |
| shirk | duck, sidestep |
| surplus | (n) glut, surfeit, overage |
| timidity | fearfulness, faintheartedness |
| veto | (v) turn down, nix, forbid |