meddle：to interfere, to intrude
mend： to repair
mirth： being merry and happy
nausea：feeling of sickness
neglect：pay no attention to
nocturnal：of or in the night
obese： very fat
obsolete：no longer useful, outdated
perch： take up a high position
pervade：spread through every part of
petulant：unreasonably impatient or irritable
pillage：plunder
presumptuoustoo bold or self-confident
quashed ：annuled
quenching：satisfy, put an end to, put out
refurbished make clean, as if like new
rejoicing：happiness, joy
reticent：in the habit of saying littlereverberate be sent back, again and again
rigor：sternness, strictness, severe conditions
rotundity：state of being round
salvage：the saving of property from loss
scattered：not situated together
shatter：to break into many pieces
shunned：avoided, kept away from
sketchy：shortly, roughly, quickly
sporadic：happening from time to time
stifled：suppressed, kept back
astrive：to make great efforts, to strugglesubsequent following
succumb：yield, die
taciturn：unspoken, silent
tantalize：raise hopes that cannot be realized
tentative：uncertain, probable
torpid：dull and slow
treacherous not to be trusted, perfidious
tremor：thrill
tyro：a beginner
uproar：noise and excitement
vanity：a foolish pridevehemence forcefulness; intensity; conviction
vigilance：watchfulness
vindicate：prove the truth
voluptuous arousing sensual pleasures
wan：looking ill, not brightwile：a trick
wrinkle：make small lines
