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to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off
stifle
to continue steadily in a course of action, refuse to stop or be changed; to last, remain
persist
the state of being easily frightened
timid
to fill or cover in a disorderly way
clutter
offering friendly or generous treatment to guests; open to anything new or strange
hospitable
to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly
accelerate
lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts
graphic
widely known because of bad conduct
notorious
more than what is needed or expected
surplus
having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crucial
vital
to approve, give formal approval to, confirm
ratify
happening by chance or on an irregular basis; showing little concern; informal
casual
to repair or patch poorly; make a mess of
botch
not successful, failing to have any result; useless; unimportant, frivolous
futile
one who benefits from something; a person who is left money or other property in a will or the like
beneficiary
sadness, gloominess
melancholy
to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections
quibble (v)
to make a sound similar to that of a bull, roar
bellow
an organism that lives in or on another organism; one who lives off another person
parasite
to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way
flounder
1. to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions; to go over in detail; to discuss
2. of less than normal strength or size; of no importance
canvass
puny
1.overly generous, extravagant; abundant
2.to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink
lavish
shirk
1.very tiring, calling for an extreme effort
2.in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy; caused by or related to disease, unwholesome
grueling
morbid
1. to take apart; to strip of something
2.royal, kinglike; fit for a king
dismantle
regal