Words
abet
assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
pacifist
opposed to war
blighted
affected by something that prevents growth or prosperity
resonant
characterized by a loud deep sound
intricate
complicated
masticate
bite and grind with the teeth
affluence
wealth and status
patron
one who gives support (usually financial)
dwell
think moodily or anxiously about something
stake
a strong wooden or metal post driven into the ground
advocate
support
partisan
devoted to a cause or political group
carrion
the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food
rococo
having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation
irrevocable
cannot be canceled; unchangeable
ogle
stare at; observe in an obvious manner
besiege
harass, as with questions or requests
repertory
story; stock; repertoire
elude
escape, either physically or mentally
veritable
being truly so called; real or genuine
crabbed
annoyed and irritable
passage
a section of text, particularly a section of medium length
disposition
tendency, personality
somnambulist
sleepwalker
lancet
a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade