1. Ensconced-(verb) 1.

to settle securely or snugly

2.to cover or shelter; hide

securely
2. Laborious-(adj) A. Requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance
B. Characterized by or requiring extreme care and much attention to detail
C. characterized by or exhibiting excessive effort, dullness, and lack of spontaneity;
labored
D. Given to or diligent in work

3. Enmity-(noun) 1.a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity;

antagonism

4. Vivacious-(adj) 1. Lively; animated; gay

5. Apathy-(noun) A. absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
B. lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting.
C. Also, apatheia, apathia Stoicism. Freedom from emotion of any kind.

6. Acute-(adj) A. sharp or severe in effect; intense.

B. extremely great or serious; crucial; critical.
C. (of disease) brief and severe (opposed to chronic).
D. sharp or penetrating in intellect, insight, or perception.
E. extremely sensitive even to slight details or impressions.
F. sharp at the end; ending in a point.
G. Geometry. A (of an angle) less than 90. B (of a triangle) containing only acute
angles.
H. consisting of, indicated by, or bearing the mark , placed over vowel symbols in some
languages to show that the vowels or the syllables they are in are pronounced in a
certain way, as in French that the quality of an e so marked is close; in Hungarian that
the vowel is long; in Spanish that the marked syllable bears the word accent; in Ibo that
it is pronounced with high tones; or in classical Greek, where the mark originated, that
the syllable bears the word accent and is pronounced, according to the ancient
grammarians, with raised pitch (opposed to grave)

7. Parasitical-(adj) 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.

2. (of diseases) due to parasites.
3. Phonetics, excrescent (def 2).

8. Cryptic-(adj) A. mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous.

B. abrupt; terse; short
C. secret; occult
D. involving or using cipher, code, etc.
E. Zoology. Fitted for concealing; serving to camouflage.
(Noun)
A. a cryptogram, especially one designed as a puzzle.

9. Indefatigable-(adj) 1. Incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring.

10. Tractable-(adj) 1. Easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding.
worked, shaped, or otherwise handled; malleable.

2. Easily

11. Ignominious-(adj) 1. Marked by or attended with ignominy; discreditable;

humiliating.
2. Bearing or deserving ignominy; contemptible.
12. Articulate-(adj) .
1. Uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
2. Capable of speech; not speechless.
3. Using language easily and fluently; having facility with words:
an articulate speaker.
4.expressed, formulated, or presented with clarity and effectiveness:
an articulate thought.
5.made clear, distinct, and precise in relation to other parts:
an articulate form; an articulate shape; an articulate area.
6.(of ideas, form, etc.) having a meaningful relation to other parts:
an articulate image.
7.having parts or distinct areas organized into a coherent or meaningful whole; unified:
an articulate system of philosophy.
8.Zoology. having joints or articulations; composed of segments.

verb (used with object), articulated, articulating.

9.to utter clearly and distinctly; pronounce with clarity.
10.Phonetics. to make the movements and adjustments of the speech organs necessary
to utter (a speech sound).
11.to give clarity or distinction to:
to articulate a shape; to articulate an idea.
12.Dentistry. to position or reposition (teeth); subject to articulation.
13.to unite by a joint or joints.
14.to reveal or make distinct:

an injection to articulate arteries so that obstructions can be observed by x-ray.

verb (used without object), articulated, articulating.

15.to pronounce clearly each of a succession of speech sounds, syllables, or words;
enunciate: to articulate with excessive precision.
16.Phonetics. to articulate a speech sound.
17.Anatomy, Zoology. to form a joint.
18.Obsolete. to make terms of agreement.

noun
19.a segmented invertebrate.

13. Malignity-(noun) 1.the state or character of being malign; malevolence; intense ill
will; spite.
2.a malignant feeling, action, etc.

14. Capitulate-(verb) 1.to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms.

2.to give up resistance:

15. Countenance-(noun) 1.appearance, especially the look or expression of the face: a

sad countenance.
2.the face; visage.
3.calm facial expression; composure.
4.approval or favor; encouragement; moral support.
5.Obsolete. bearing; behavior.

verb (used with object), countenanced, countenancing.

6.to permit or tolerate:
You should not have countenanced his rudeness.
7.to approve, support, or encourage.

16. Treachery17. Retinue18. Conciliatory19. Demeanor20. Morose21. Taciturn-

22. Filial-