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amenable
(adj) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; liable to be held responsible
berate
(v) to scold sharply
carnage
(n) large-scale slaughter or loss of life
credulous
(adj) too ready to believe, easily deceived
criterion (pl. criteria)
(n) a rule, test; a standard for judgement or evaluation
deplete
(v) to use up as a result of spending or consumption; to deminish greatly
expatiate
(v) to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely
extraneous
(adj) coming from the outside, foregin; present but not essential, irrelevant
inception
(n) the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution, etc.
infirmity
(n) a weakness or ailment (physical, mental, moral, etc)
jejune
(adj) lacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immature, juvenile
obdurate
(adj) stubborn, unyielding
potpourri
(n) a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture; petals mixed with spices for scent
precocious
(adj) showing unusually early development (especially in talents and mental capacity)
sadistic
(adj) delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel
sententious
(adj) self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maxims or adages; saying much in few words, pithy
supplicate
(v) to beg earnestly and humbly
surfeit
(n) an excess or overindulgence, as in eating or drinking, causing disgust; (v) to feed or supply with anything to excess
torturous
(adj) winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious
turgid
(adj) swollen, bloated, filled to excess; overdecorated or excessive language
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