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acquiesce
to give in, to comply
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ameliorate
to make better, to relieve, to improve
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atrophy
to waste away, to wither
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bequeath
to hand down, to give or to leave in a will
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cajole
to persuade with deliberate flattery, to coax, to wheedle
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compendious
containing only the essentials
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cursory
superficial, casual, hastily done
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debase
to reduce in dignity or quality
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deplete
to use up gradually, to lessen in amount or value
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efface
to erase, to wear away
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elucidate
to make clear, to explain
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expunge
to remove, to erase
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extricate
to free, to disentangle
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garrulous
talkative, rambling
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impetuous
violent, hasty, rash, impulsive
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laconic
using a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude
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opulence
wealth, affluence, abundance
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placate
to appease or to pacify by making concessionsl conciliate
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surreptitious
secret, clandestine, stealthy
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