to dislike strongly, to regard with intense aversion or loathing

to shorten; to condense; to diminish; to curtail

hard to understand

to border upon; to adjoin

bottomless pit; a yawning gulf; a profound depth or void

an award, an honor; approval, praise

something connected or added to another in a subordinate position; an assistant

a sworn written statement

a natural attraction; kinship; similarity

events following some occurrence; a consequence of

to increase in size; enlarge o cause t o appear greater in power, influence

partially open

to make hostile; to cause to feel unwelcome or estrange

to make less severe; to relieve, to lesson

to entice with something desirable; to tempt

distant, reserved in manner; uninvolved

one who is defeated in a race, election, or other competition; loser

a heated quarrel

the choice between two mutually exclusive possibility, a situation presenting such a choice

mood, feeling; general atmosphere

agreeable. responsible to authority, pleasant, willing to give in to the wishes of another

to maker larger, louder, or more powerful

going before; preceding; an occurrence or event preceding another

situated in front

filling with dismay; causing horror or consternation

capacity for leaning; natural ability

belonging to an earlier time, ancient; outdated

hard, difficult, tiresome

a worker skill in a craft

something that heals or comforts; soothing; an oil or ointment

to give birth to; to create

to besiege; beset, surround, harass

to deprive and make desolate, esp. by death; to deprive by force

to harass; to surround

extremely and unconventional or far-fetched

to talk nonsensically

depressing, discouraging, harsh, cold, barren , raw

to hit or attack with heavy impact; a short, heavy thick club that has one end larger than the other

rural or rustic in nature, country-like

a defensive wall; something serving as a principal defense

a hiding place, or the objects hidden in a hiding place

harsh sounds

to wheedle, coax, or persuade someone to do something they didn't want to

unfeeling, insensitive

immature and inexperienced

truthfulness, sincere honesty

roomy, able to hold much

to criticize harshly, usually with the intention of correcting a wrong doing

to launch; a device for hurling objects, a slingshot

a person making a claim

a tranquil, secluded place

spacious. roomy, capacious

to consist of; to include, to contain, to be made up of

pleasant to be around; social, agreeable

an expert, particularly in matters of art and taste

general agreement

a circle of close associates or friends

a person's face, especially the expression

the violent overthrow of a government by a small group; a victorious accomplishment

fashion designs; clothes created by fashion designers

to cringe in fear; to shrink away

a small opening as in a wall or rock face

lacking the least bit of courage; cowardly

a person or entity to whom money is owned

a standard or rule by which something can be judged; a basic for judgement

a style of art in which the subject matter is portrayed by geometric forms, especially cubes

to truncate or abridge; to lessen, usually bu cutting away from

formed, bound or characterized by curved lines

one that depresses or restrains; a dulling or deadening influence