trite, dissolute, spurious
adjectives
resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face (List 3)
cherubic
stalemate, standoff, impasse (List 1)
deadlock
steady, continuous, chronic (List 1)
sal vage
sal' vage
tantalize, admonish, feint
verbs
a hopeless mess; to make a complete mess of (List 1)
muddle
ignore, wink at, turn a blind eye to (List 3)
condone
verbose, wordy, diffuse, prolix (List 2)
terse
brig and
brig' and
dilemma, semblance, marauder
nouns
firm; showing no signs of fear, not drawing back (List 2)
unflinching
subdue, vanquish, master, conquer (List 2)
subjugate
obscure, nameless, unsung (List 3)
eminent
ex or cise
ex' or cise
predispose, compensate, abridge
verbs
a split or break (List 3)
rift
quarrel, dispute, squabble (List 3)
altercation
clear, readable, decipherable (List 2)
illegible
ma raud er
ma raud' er
mediocre, eminent, perennial
adjectives
average, ordinary, or undistinguished (List 2)
mediocre
shore up, reinforce (List 2)
fortify
tycoon, millionaire (List 3)
pauper
ex pul sion
ex pul' sion