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- stalemate
- (n) a situation in which futher action by either of two opponents is impossible; (v) to bring to a standstill
- regal
- (adj) royal, kinglike; fit for a king
- partial
- (adj) not complete; favoring one side over another; showing a strong liking for someone or something
- narrative
- (n) a stroy, detailed report; (adj) having the quality or the nature of a story
- mellow
- (adj) ripe, well-matured; soft, sweet, and rich; gentle, pleasant; (v) to become gentle and sweet
- magnitude
- (n) the great size or importance of something
- ajar
- (adj,adv) partly open
- mirth
- (n) merry, fun, gaiety; laughter
- futile
- (adj) not successful, failing to have any result; useless; unimportant, frivolous
- hoard
- (v) to store up, save; (n) a hidden store or supply
- chronological
- (adj) arranged in order of time or occcurence
- status
- (n) a person's condition or postition in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing, especially in society; prestige
- legacy
- (n) an inheritance; something handed down from an ancestor or from the past
- timidity
- (n) a state of being easily frightened
- havoc
- (n) very great destruction, ruin; great confusion and disorder
- mull
- (v) to think about, ponder; to grind or mix; to heat and flavor with spices
- reputable
- (adj) well thought off, having a good reputation
- sagacious
- (adj) shrewd; wise in a keen, practical way
- vital
- (adj) having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crucial
- persist
- (v) to continue steadily in course of action, refuse to stop or be changed;to last, remain
- parched
- (v) to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat
- clarification
- (n) the act of making clear or understandable, an explanation
- dismantle
- (v) to take apart; to strip of something
- elongate
- (v) to grow in length, become longer; to extend the length of
- meager
- (adj) poor, scant, unsatisfactory; thin, slight
- malady
- (n) a sickness, illness, disease, disorder
- affliction
- (n) a physical ailment; a cause of pain or trouble, misfourtune
- embezzle
- (v) to steal property entrusted to one's care
- revere
- (v) to love and respect deeply , honor greatly
- farce
- (n) a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far- fetched humor; a ridiculous sham
- indisposed
- (adj.,part.) slightly ill;disclined to do something
- wan
- (adj) unnatrually pale or sickly looking; lacking vitality; dim, faint, weak, ineffectual
- quest
- (n) a search, hunt; (v) to search, seek, ask
- countenance
- (n) a face, facial expression ( v) to tolerate or approve d
- legitimate
- (adj) lawful, rightful; resonable, justifiable
- despot
- (n) a ruler who oppresses his or her subjects, a tyrant
- beneficiary
- (n) one who benefits from something; a person who is left money or other property in a will or the like
- coincide
- (v) to be in full agreement; to be the same in nature, character, or function; to happen at the same time
- entice
- (v) to artract, tempt
- gaudy
- (adj) flashy showy; not in a good way
- lethargic
- (adj) unnaturally sleepy; dull, slow moving; indifferent
- diminish
- (v) to make or become smaller , reduce in size
- infamous
- (adj) very wicked; disgraceful, shameful
- seclusion
- (n) isolation from others, solitude
- ranting
- (v) to speak wildly and noisily; (n) loud and violent talk
- clamor
- (n) a public outrcy; any loud and continued noise; (v) to call for by loud, countinued outcries
- gruesome
- (adj) horrible, revolting, ghastly
- vindictive
- (adj) bearing a grudge, feeling or showing a strong tendency toward revenge
- massive
- (adj) large and heavy ; great in size or scope
- patronize
- (v) to give one's business to regularly as a customer; to support, provide financial help; to treat someone as an inferior while making a show of being kind or gracious
- enchanted
- (v) to please greatly; to charm , put under magic spell
- fued
- (n) a bitter, long-term quarrel;(v) to fight or quarrel with
- piecemeal
- (adj) one piece at a time; (adv) gradually
- bankrupt
- (adj) a state of financial ruin; (v) to ruin financially; (n) one who has been ruined financially
- stifled
- (v) to somoter,prevent from breathing, to hold back or choke off
- rites
- (n) a cermony; the customary form of a cermony; any formal custom or practice
- casual
- (adj) happening by chance or one an irreuglar basis, showing little concern; informal
- pall
- (v) to lose in interest, attraction , or effectiveness ; to become tiresome; (n) a dark covering, something that conceals
- random
- (adj) be chance, not planned or prearranged; irrugular
- turnmoil
- (n) a state of great confushion or disorder; mental strain or agiation
- pact
- (n) an agreement,treaty
- despondent
- (adj) sad, without hope, discouraged
- morbid
- (adj) in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy; caused by or realated to disease, unwholesome
- hospitable
- (adj) offering friendly or generous treatment to guests; open to anything new or strange
- akin
- (adj) realated by blood; having similar qualities or character
- lax
- (adj) not strict, careless;lacking discipline; not tense, relaxed
- cache
- (n) a hiding place; something hidden or stored
- authoritative
- (adj) official, coming from a source that calls for obedience or belief; dictatorial
- shirk
- (v) to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink
- dialogue
- (n) a conversation between two or more people; an interchange of opinions and ideas, free discussion
- impartial
- (adj) just, unbaised, fair, not taking sides
- cynical
- (adj) inclined to believe the worst of people; bitterly mocking or sneering
- abound
- (v) to be plentiful, be filled
- overtures
- (n) an opening move toward negotiation or action; a proposal or offer; an introductory section or part
- dilapidated
- (adj) falling apart or runined, run-down
- maternal
- (adj) of or like a mother
- quibble
- (v) to approve, give formal approval to, confirm
- stodgy
- ( adj) dull, boring; old- fashioned , hidebound ; lumpy, thick
- agaitation
- (n) a violent stirring or movement ; noisy confushion , exciement ; a stirring up of public entushiam
- braggart
- (n) a boaster; (adj) boastful in a loud, annyoing way
- hardy
- (adj)able to bear up under difficult conditions or harsh treatment; brave and tough
- ignite
- (v) to set on fire , cause to burn ; to heat up, excite
- haggle
- (v) to argue in a petty way,especially about a price
- vanquished
- (v) to defeat in a battle or contest, overthrow; to overcome a feeling or condition
- grovel
- (v) to humble oneself , act in fearful and servile way; to lie face downward ; to indulge in something base worthy
- grueling
- (adj) very tiring, calling for an extreme effort
- mar
- (v) to spoil, damage, injure
- eroded
- (v) to wear away gradually, eat away
- opressed
- (v) to goveren or rule cruelly or unjustly; to weigh heavily upon
- misdemeanor
- (n) a crime or offense that is less serouis than a felony; any minor misbehavior or misconduct
- implored
- (v) to beg earnestly for
- lavish
- (adj) overly generous,extravagant; abundant; (v) to spend or give freely or without limit
- reinforce
- (v) to make stronger with new materials or support
- fostered
- (v) to bring up, give care to; promote, encourge;(adj) in the same family but not realted by birth
- wilt
- (v) to become limp and drooping (as a flower), wither; to loose strength and vigor
- fluctuating
- (v) to change contuinally; to move up and down
- pedestrians
- (n) one who goes on foot; (adj) relating to walking; on foot; ordinary, dull, unimagitve
- gratitude
- (n) appreciation, thankfullness
- nomadic
- (adj) wandering, moving about from place to place
- hoax
- (n) an act intended to trick or decive, a fraud; (v) to trick or decive