Alphabetical 13

eager to believe; gullible

standard; basis for judgement

mysterious; mystifying

relating to cooking or the kitchen

to climax; to reach full effect

deserving blame; guilty

hasty; superficial

to shorten; to cut short

one who deeply distrusts human nature' on who believes humans are motivated by selfishness

to make fearful; to intimidate

lack; scarcity

violent breakdown; sudden overthrow; overwhelming defeat

wild living; excessive intemperance

to weaken; to cripple

decaying or decayed, especially in terms of morals

to kill or destroy a large part of

proper; in good taste; orderly

to conclude from the evidence; to infer

to libel or slander; to ruin the good name of