adapt 2
(v.) to adjust or change to suit conditions
attest 2
(v.) to bear witness, affirm to be true or genuine
dovetail 1
(v.) to fit together exactly; to connect so as to form a whole; (n.) a carpentry figure resembling a dove's tail
enormity 2
(n.) the quality of exceeding all moral bounds; an exceedingly evil act; huge size, immensity
falter 1
(v.) to hesitate, stumble, lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive, weaken, decline
foreboding 2
(n.) a warning or feeling that something bad will happen; (adj.) marked by fear, ominous
forlorn 2
(adj.) totally abandoned and helpless; sad and lonely; wretched or pitiful; almost hopeless
haughty 1
(adj.) chillingly proud and scornful
impediment 2
(n.) a physical defect; a hindrance, obstacle
imperative 2
(n.) a physical defect; a hindrance, obstacle
loiter 1
(v.) to linger in an aimless way, hang around, dawdle, tarry
malinger 2
(v.) to pretend illness to avoid duty or work, lie down on the job
pithy 1
(adj.) short but full of meaning
plunder 1
(v.) to rob by force, especially during wartime; to seize wrongfully; (n.) property stolen by force
simper 1
(v.) to smile or speak in a silly, forced way; (n.) a silly, forced smile
steadfast 1
(adj.) firmly fixed; constant, not moving or changing
vaunted 1
(adj.) much boasted about in a vain or swaggering way
vilify 1
(v.) to abuse or belittle unjustly or maliciously
waif 0
(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
wry 0
(adj.) twisted, turned to one side; cleverly and often grimly humorous