Lesson 11

abet

to encourage or to assist (usually an offense against justice or the law)

agile

characterized by ability to move quickly with suppleness and grace

antidote

something that relieves the effects of poison

ascertain

to find out definitely; to determine

benevolence

kindness, generosity, charity

desolate

deserted, without inhabitants, barren

din

loud and discordant noises, cacophony

dissuade

to advise against, to talk of

distend

to expand, to swell

enervation

weakness

eulogy

praise or tribute

fitful

irregular

indelible

cannot be removed, washed away or erased

inert

cannot be removed, washed away or erased

malevolenc

ill will or evil intentions

obliterate

to remove al traces of; to do away with; to destroy completely; to cancel

ornate

excessively decorated

paucity

scarcity, fewness of number, dearth

piety

devotion and reverence to a deity or God

precarious

dangerous, risky, not a secure situation

prosaic

commonplace, uninspired, banal

quiscent

inactive, dormant

scantling

sparkling, shining, or flashing

squalid

filthy in appearance, sordid

vexation

discomfort or distress