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Bilk

cheat someone out of money or something of value

Cabal

small secret group that is united to scheme

Decorum

polite proper behavior

Fervid

showing intense passionate feeling

Fetid

smelling really bad

Forestall

to prevent or delay something from happening by acting first

Grovel

act in very humble/ begging way

Intractable

something is very difficult or impossible to control

Lucid

clear, easy to understand

Meticulous

be extremely careful/ paying great attention to every small detail

Molt

shed something

Pedant

person overly obsessed with minor details

Prudence

ability to make sensible decisions that avoid unnecessary risks

Satiate

to satisfy and need completely

Sedition

crime of encouraging people to rebel

Transitory

lasting for a short time

Wily

someone clever or sly

Wizened

something dry shrunken, or wrinkled

Zenith

very top or highest point of something

Zephyr

soft gentle breeze