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assuaged

is to lessen or to calm.

stinginess

a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money


impotent

powerless

taciturn


habitually reserved and uncommunicative.

eccentric

unconventional or unusual

repertoire

all the special skills a person has

vapid

boring or uninstresting

malvolent

wishing evil to others, arising from intense ill will or hatred

nebulous

lacking definite form or limits

immune

something has no effect on you

vexation

to annoy

erratic

irregular

tranquility

peacefulness

diminutive

smaller than ordinary

fractious

irritable and quarrelsome; testy and grouchy

amiable

friendly

concede

admit something is true and valid after first denying or resisting it

discernible

understandable

auspicious

favorable

abominable

causing moral revulsion

arbitrated

to settle a dispute

evasion

the action of avoiding something

aloof

not friendly; cool and distant

benign

kind and gentle

benevolence

generosity and thoughtful

asinine

stupid; silly

prowess

superior ability and skill

ramshackle

loose or rickety; about to fall apart

malignant

dangerous; evil

desolate

deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness

meditative

to reflect upon something, or think about it

vigil

a watch

cordial

warm and friendly

perpetrated

carried out; committed

unfathomable

something that can not be understood

procured

got

attire

clothing

bawled

cried out noisily

compensation

to pay for something or to make up for something

donned

put on

doused

to pour liquid, in this case water, all over that person

fanatical

a person whose extreme enthusiasm, interest, zeal, etc. goes beyond what is reasonable

gallantly

politely; in the manner of a gentleman

gravitated

to be pulled in the direction of that object or person

impaired

damaged; weakened

indecision

not being able to decide what to do

isolate

set apart from others

provocation

to excite some sort of feeling; often anger or irritation

subdued

been soothed or softened and made less intense

tentatively

to be hesitant or unsure

feeble

weak; frail

gingerly

carefully; cautiously

peril

danger

essence

fundamental nature; most important quality

infuriated

angered greatly

skulked

to move or slink about in a sinister manner

passé

old-fashioned