admonish = usurp (reprove)
merry = gay
alienate = estrange (isolate)
instigate = incite
dispel = dissipate (dismiss)
belief = conviction
covet= crave (desire)
belated = too late
solicit = beseech (seek)
brim = border
subside = wane (drop)
renounce= reject
hover = linger (stay close)
divulge = reveal
heap = to pile (collect)
adhesive = tenacious
veer = diverge (turn)
hamper = obstruct
caprice = whim (impulse)
to merit= to deserve
stifle = suffocate (smother)
inert = passive
latent = potential (inactive)
latitude = scope
concur = acquiesce (accept)
momentary = transient
tranquil = serene (calm)
admonish = cautious
lethargy = stupor (lazy)
volume = quantity
furtive= stealthy (secret)
meager = scanty
cargo = freight(load)
baffle = frustrate
efface = obliterate(wipe out)
misery = distress
pretentious = ostentatious(affected)
discretion = prudence
compunction = remorse (regret)
amiable = friendly
cajole = coax (wheedle – sweet talk)
incentive = provocation
Embrace = hug (hold-cuddle)
latent = potential
Confiscate = appropriate (to take charge)
emancipate = liberate
lament = mourn
confiscate = appropriate
obstinate = stubborn
acumen = exactness
metamorphosis = transform
scrutiny = close examination
annihilate = to destroy
fuse = combine
whet = sharpen
behest = request
adage = proverb
penitence = to repeat