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| convalescence | gradual return to health and strength after illness |
| inveigle | to win over by coaxing, flattery, or artful talk |
| prodigious | impressively great in size, force, or extant; enormous |
| emblem | an object or a representation that functions as a symbol |
| inane | one that lacks sense or substance |
| pun | play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words |
| venerable | commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position |
| inure | to make tough by habitual exposure |
| inebriate | to exhilarate or stupefy as if with alcohol |
| enmity | deep-seated, often mutual hatred |
| rivalry | the state or condition of competition or antagonism |
| vulnerable | susceptible to physical or emotional injury |
| infirmary | place for the care of the sick or injured, especially a small hospital |
| optimistic | expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds |
| decalogue | a fundamental set of rules having authoritative weight; ten commandments |
| jounce | to move or cause to move with bumps and jolts; bounce |
| exhort | to urge by strong, often stirring argument, admonition, advice, or appeal |
| vindicate | to clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt |
| sinecure | position or office that requires little or no work but provides a salary |
| fratricide | the killing of one's brother or sister |
| arsenic | poisonous element |
| glower | to look or stare angrily or sullenly |
| indignant | angered at something unjust or wrong |
| insinuation | an indirect (and usually malicious) implication |
| bequest | the act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another |
| gait | particular way or manner of moving on foot |
| grimace | sharp contortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt, or disguts |
| gull | person who is easily tricked or cheated; a dupe |
| vagary | an extravagant, erratic, or unpredictable notion, action, or occurrence |
| multifarious | having great variety; diverse |
| accolade | an expression of approval; praise |
| presage | an indication or warning of a future occurrence; an omen; a feeling or intuition of what is going to occur |
| furlough | a leave of absence or vacation, especially one granted to a member of the armed forces |
| rejoinder | an answer, especially to a reply |
| pantomime | communication by means of gesture and facial expression |
| tacit | not spoken; implied by or inferred from actions or statements |
| guileful | deceitfully or treacherously cunning |
| innate | possessed at birth; inborn |
| undulation | regular rising and falling or movement to alternating sides |
| animosity | bitter hostility or open enmity; active hatred |
| amid | surrounded by; in the middle of |
| poignant | profoundly moving; touching |
| bellicose | warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious |
| scowl | to wrinkle or contract the brow as an expression of anger or disapproval |