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| adjective, severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor |
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| adjective. performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good |
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| adjective. pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse |
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| verb. to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate |
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| adjective. coarse, unfeeling; stupid |
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| verb. to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate |
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| verb. to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute |
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| verb. to confuse; to disturb the composure of |
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| adjective. grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated |
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| adjective. trifling, unimportant |
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| noun. a breaking of a law or obligation |
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| verb. to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity |
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verb. to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder
noun. the act of looting; booty |
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| verb. to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion |
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| adjective. very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety |
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| adjective. inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent |
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| verb. to find fault with, scold, rebuke |
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| noun. the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner of to a former state or position; making good on a loss or damage |
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adjective. strong and sturdy; brave; resolute
noun. a brave, strong, person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromised position |
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| adjective. open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected |
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| adjective. stinging, bitter in temper or tone |
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| adjective. resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive |
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| adjective. fat; having a large, bulky body |
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| verb. to deny responsiblity for or connection with |
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| adjective. impartial; calm, free from emotion |
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| noun. disagreement, sharp difference of opinion |
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| verb. to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure |
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| verb. to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify |
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| noun. an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal |
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| adjective. based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation |
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| adjective. low, mean, base |
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| verb. to call into question; to attack as false |
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| adjective. immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement |
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| noun. hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct |
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| noun. faithlessness, treachery |
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| verb. to place in a lower positionl to assign, refer, turn over; to banish |
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| adjective. inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined |
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| adjective. subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end |
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| adjective. open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance |
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| verb. to make less in amount, degree, etc; to subside, become less; to nullfiy; to deduct, omit |
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| noun. praise or flattery that is excessive |
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| noun. an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation |
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| adjective. shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom |
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| noun. a greedy desire, particularly for wealth |
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| adjective. deserving blame, worthy of condemnation |
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| adjective. tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone |
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| adjective. conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense) |
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| verb. to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous |
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| adjective. vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy |
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| adjective. unable to make up one's mind, hesitating |
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| adjective. cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct |
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| noun. one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience (also used adjectivally) |
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| noun. extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency |
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| adjective. done for show, striving to make a big imporessiong; claiming merit or position unjustifably; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious |
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| verb. to review a series of facts; to sum up |
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| verb. to revive, bring back to consciousness or existance |
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| adjective. untidy, dirty, careless |
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| noun. something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence |
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| adjective. inactive, sluggish, dull |
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| verb. to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result |
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| noun. a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work |
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| noun. a state or scene of uproar and confusion |
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adjective. hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded
noun. a sheltered place, a hiding place |
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| adjective. pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance |
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verb. to demand insistantly, especially in payment of a debt
noun. a creditor
adjective. dark, dull, drab, dingy |
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| adjective. effective, producing results |
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| noun. calmness, composure, refusal to panic |
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| adjective. accidental, occurring by a hppy chance |
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| noun. the essential part, main point, or essence |
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| adjective. freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted |
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| adjective. overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling |
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noun. a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language
adjective. abusive, vituperative |
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adjective. showing great variety; composed of different elements of many colors
noun. a jester's costume; a jester |
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| adjective. extremely generous |
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| verb. to delay, put off until later |
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| adjective. tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying |
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| adjective. exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding |
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noun. a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel
adjective. wicked corrupt, or unprincipled
verb. to disapprove of, condemn |
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| adjective. characterized by or calling for continued sitting, remaining in one place |
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