adapt
to adjust or change to suit conditions
dovetail
to fit together exactly; to connect so as to form a whole; a carpentry figure resembling a dove's tail
enormity
(n.) the quality of exceeding all moral bounds; an exceedingly evil act; huge size, immensity
impediment
(n.) a physical defect; a hindrance, obstacle
imperative
(adj.) necessary, urgent; (n.) a form of a verb expressing a command; that which is necessary or required
malinger
(v.) to pretend illness to avoid duty or work, lie down on the job
pithy
short but full of meaning
plunder
(v.) to rob by force, especially during wartime; to seize wrongfully; (n.) property stolen by force
steadfast
(adj.) firmly fixed; constant, not moving or changing
waif
(n.) a person (usually a child) without a home or friend; a stray person or animal; something that comes along by chance, a stray bit