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covert
[koh-vert]
concealed or disguised; secret
jaded
[jey-did]
worn out or wearied, as by overwork or overuse
haunt
[hawnt]
to recur persistently to the consciousness of; remain with
predilection
[pred-l-ek-shuhn]
a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference
accost
[uh-kawst]
to confront boldly
adventurous
[adv-ent-ur-ous]
willing to take risks or try new experiences; full of excitement and daring.
retinue
[ret-n-oo]
a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite
tempestuous
[tem-pes-choo-uhs]
characterized by or subject to tempests
effective
[eff-ekt-iv-e]
producing the desired result or having a strong impact.
conviction
[val-i-deyt]
a fixed or firm belief
saturnine
[sat-er-nahyn]
sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn
apprise
[uh-prahyz]
to give notice to; inform; advise (often followed by 'of')
listless
[list-lis]
having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent
efficacious
[ef-i-key-shuhs]
capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.
auspicious
[aw-spish-uhs]
favored by fortune; prosperous; fortunate
hustle
[h-ustl-e]
to move quickly and energetically; also to push or force someone to act.
elongated
[ih-long-gey-tid]
increased the length of ; stretched out.
concede
[kuhn-seed]
to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit
vestige
[ves-tij]
a surviving evidence or remainder of some condition, practice, etc.
sedulous
[sej-uh-luhs]
diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous
somber
[som-ber]
gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted
prance
[prans]
to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse
caitiff
[key-tif]
a base, despicable person
bonus
[b-on-us]
an additional reward or benefit given beyond what is expected.