v. call together (*) convoke (*) sear (*) ambuscade (*) simper

v. draw back, as with fear or pain; funk; cringe; shrink; wince; recoil; quail (*) germinate (*) manumit (*) flinch (*) erode

adj. having made preparations; prepared (*) stentorian (*) baffling (*) inclined (*) extant

n. mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake (*) turbulence (*) silt (*) junket (*) hymnal

n. the fullness of a tone of voice (*) tanner (*) sepulcher (*) coiffure (*) rotundity

v. make off with belongings of others; cabbage; purloin; hook; sneak (*) decant (*) invert (*) flourish (*) filch

v. wear out completely; beat (*) tucker (*) rase (*) stymy (*) discount

adj. marked by precise accordance with details (*) propulsive (*) punctilious (*) puny (*) permeable

adj. commonly used or practiced; usual; accustomed; customary; habitual (*) unassuming (*) wonted (*) indissoluble (*) redoubtable

adj. sensible and practical (*) earthy (*) redundant (*) serpentine (*) stainless