| abject |
of the lowest or most wretched kind. |
| abstain |
to choose not to do something. |
| amphitheater |
an oval or round building with seats rising in rows from an open, central area. Amphitheaters are used for sports and other public events. |
| befall |
to happen to. |
| buxom |
of a woman, having a full figure and healthy appearance. |
| emaciate |
to waste away the flesh of, usually by starvation or disease; make extremely thin. |
| embellish |
to improve by, or as though by, decorations; decorate. |
| fledgling |
a young bird that has just grown flight feathers or learned to fly. |
| implode |
to violently collapse or compress inward. |
| inaccessible |
hard or impossible to reach, approach, or attain. |
| insubordinate |
unwilling to respect or submit to authority; disobedient. |
| retentive |
having the ability to remember. |
| rudimentary |
of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary. |
| suppress |
to stop the activities or progress of, especially by force. |
| tutelage |
the act or function of a teacher, especially one who gives lessons to individuals; instruction; teaching. |