afflicted
(adj.) suffering with
bilk
(v.) to cheat out of money
commend
(v.) to praise
delicacy
(n.) softness
diminutive
(adj.) very small
dissect
(v.) to examine
endeavor
(n.) a good try; (v.) to try
famine
(n.) a shortage of food
frail
(adj.) easily broken
hectic
(adj.) hasty
inadequate
(adj.) not enough
kindle
(v.) to start a fire
minimum
(n.) the smallest amount possible; (adj.) the least possible
obsolete
(adj.) out-of-date
plausible
(adj.) likely
receptacle
(n.) a container
scrutinize
(v.) to examine
stake
(n.) a sharpened wood piece hammered into the ground; (v.) to indicate boundaries with a stake
torrid
(adj.) burning
vestige
(n.) a trace of something no longer present
c. bellicose
(adj.) eager to start wars
c. incorrigible
(adj.) unable to be improved
c. matriarch
(n.) a female who dominates a group
c. sagacious
(adj.) having good judgement
c. vilify
(v.) to make rude statements