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Atrophy
A decrease in size or wasting away of a bodily part or tissue (v) to undergo atrophy
Beguile
To charm or delight; amuse; to deceive or mislead by trickery
Belligerent
Showing a readiness to fight or quarrel; warlike; hostile
Bravado
Pretended courage; defiant; swaggering behavior
Chicanery
The use of clever but tricky talk or action to deceive someone; trickery; deception
Ebb
To recede (as the tide does); to decline or diminish; to flow away
Hurl
Throw with force; toss
Impede
To obstruct; to block; to hinder the progress of
Inept
Clumsy; unskilled; wrong in a foolish or awkward way; inefficient
Initiative
The act of taking the first step or responsibility for beginning something; enterprise; self-motivation
Intrude
Arrive uninvited; invade; interfere; to force oneself or one’s ideas on others uninvited
Levity
Inappropriate lack of seriousness; lightheartedness; frivolity; silliness
Lucrative
Gainful; profitable
Mar
Ruin; impair; damage
Negligent
Neglectful; careless; remiss; careless or forgetful in performance of duty
Phenomenal
Extraordinary; hard to believe; extremely unusual; highly remarkable
Pristine
Untouched; unspoiled; having the purity of the original state
Rebut
Argue against; to provide opposing arguments; contradict, especially in a formal manner
Reiterate
To say or do again; to repeat a request or demand
Shrivel
Wither; shrink; to draw into wrinkles because of a lack of moisture