apothecary (n)
person who prepares and sells medicine
eccentric (adj)
tending to act in strange or unusual ways; must describe a person
malevolent (adj)
having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person
sufficiently (adv)
done in a way that provides as much as is needed
cordially (adv)
done in a pleasant and friendly way
tranquility (n)
peacefulness; calmness
contentious (adj)
likely to cause disagreement or argument
amiable (adj)
friendly and pleasant
tyranny (n)
cruel and unfair treatment of people with power over others (like in english 9)
transparent (adj)
able to be seen through; easy to notice or understand
benign (adj)
not causing harm or damage
primitive (adj)
of, or seeming to come from an early time in the very ancient past
cautiously (adv)
done in a careful way, avoiding danger or risk
desolate (adj)
very sad and lonely; devoid of warmth, comfort, or hope
perpetual (adj)
continuing forever; happening all the time
unfathomable (adj)
impossible to understand
quelled (v)
ended or stopped, usually by using force
innate (adj)
existing in a person or animal from birth
erratically (adv)
done in an inconsistent, changing, or irregular way
vehemently (adv)
done in a way showing strong and often angry feelings
melancholy (adj or noun)
feeling or showing sadness OR a sad mood
tranquil (adj)
quiet and peaceful
altercation (n)
a noisy or angry argument
tentative (adj)
not definite; still able to be changed
inaudible (adj)
not able to be heard
oblivious (adj)
not conscious or aware of someone or something
subtle (adj)
hard to notice or see; not obvious
litigants (n)
people involved in a lawsuit
scrutiny (n)
the act of carefully examining something
arid (adj)
very dry; having very little rain or whatever
reluctantly (adv)
done in a way that shows doubt or unwillingness
discreet (adj)
not likely to be seen or noticed by many people
remorse (n)
a feeling of being sorry for doing something wrong in the past
fretfully (adv)
done in a worried way
wallow (v)
to spend time experiencing or enjoying something without making any effort to change your situation, feelings, etc...
fret (v)
to become vexed or worried
obscure (adj)
not well-known; difficult to understand
acquittal (n)
the act of deciding that a person is not guilty of a crime
squalid (adj)
very dirty and unpleasant
humility (n)
the quality or state of not thinking you are better than other people
scowling (v)
looking at something in a way that shows anger or disapproval
veneer (n)
a way of behaving or appearing that gives other people a false idea of your true feelings or situation; a thin layer of material attached to a surface to make it look better
recluse (n)
a person who lives a secluded or solitary life
persecute (v)
to treat someone cruelly or unfairly especially because of race or religious or political beliefs
ambled (v)
walked in a leisurely way
illicitly (adv)
done in an unlawful way
procured (v)
gained possession of
assuaged (v)
eased; lessened the intensity of something distressing
inhabited (v)
occupied; lived in
tarnished (v)
dulled; having the luster (shininess) destroyed