abate
(v) to reduce or become less intense
ambiguous
(adj) describes when something is open to more than one interpretation
beguile
(v) to trick or deceive
calamity
(n) identifies an event that causes great harm and suffering
fester
(v) to become worse or more intense
inundate
(v) to overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with
pensive
(adj) describes someone who is lost in serious or sad thought
pestilence
(n) identifies a contagious usually fatal disease that spreads quickly
shroud
(n) a cloth placed over or around a dead body
(v) to cover or hide with or as if with a shroud
unsavory
(adj) describes something that is offensive