Inert

unable to act or move; inactive; sluggish

Circumvent

to get around; to bypass

Clandestine

secret

Acquit

to find not guilty of a fault or crime

Deprecate

to express strong disapproval of

Barrister

lawyer (British)

Adulation

excessive praise or admiration

Culinary

having to do with the kitchen or cooking

Bawdy

indecent; humorously obscene

Chastise

to punish severely

Jocose

joking; humorous

Myriad

   n. a very large number         

    adj. too numerous to be counted

Latent

present, but not active; hidden

Pernicious

destructive; deadly

Frugal

thrifty; economical in money matters