Abduction

the carrying away or kidnapping of a person

Abstain

to hold back from doing

Acumen

1. the ability to judge well
2. keen insight

Alleviate

to make more bearable

Artesian

pertaining to

Beatitude

1. cheerfulness
2. supreme happiness

Betroth

to promise to marry

Bolster

to keep from falling

Brogue

a big heavy shoe

Canon

1. a rule
2. a law

Circumscribe

to limit

Commingle

to mix

Effervescent

bubbling

Frivolity

silliness

Garnish

to decorate