list 18 vocab

amenable

willing to agree or accept something

aspersion

an attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something

atrophy

degeneration, decline, or decrease as from disuse

behoove

to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for

convivial

friendly, lively, and enjoyable atmosphere

culpable

deserving blame; guilty

deleterious

causing harm or damage

desiccated

dried out, dehydrated

duplicitous

deceitful, dishonest

fell

fierce, cruel, dreadful

meretricious

apparently attractive but having no real value or integrity

meritorious

deserving praise or rewarded

proselytize

to convert or attempt to convert someone from one religion, belief, or opinion to another

threadbare

very thin and tattered with age

visceral

relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect