- ambiguous: not clear
- bumbling: awkward
- dogged: stobernly
- dole: money food or other
- earmark: to set asside for special perpose
- foil: to defeat
- indisputable: beyond questions
- inevitable: sure to happen
- initiative: first step or move
- null and void: without legal force
- panorama: a wide undisputed view of an area
- parody: humorous
- prevail: to succeed
- prosperity: desendants
- regorous: severe
- scant: not enough
- skimp: to save
- strident: harsh
- thrive: to grow
- unerring: making no mistakes