puissance,strength
putrefaction,becoming rotten
quandary,state of doubt or perplexity
quiescence,state of being passive/motionless
rave,act with excessive enthusiasm
repel,refuse to accept/cause dislike
rescind,repeal/annul/cancel
reverent,feeling or showing deep respect
riddle,puzzling person or thing
rumple,make rough
sash,long strip worn round the waist
scorch,become discolored/dry up/go at high speed
sere,make hard and without feeling
sermon,serious talk reproving a person for his faults
sever,break off
simper,(give a) silly/self-conscious smile
slur,join sounds/words so that they are indistinct
smolder,burn slowly without flame
snare,trap
snub,treat with contempt
soporific,producing sleep
squat,crouch/settle without permission
stipple,paint with dots
substantiation,giving facts to support (statement)
suffocate,cause or have difficulty in breathing
surcharge,additional load/charge
swerve,change direction suddenly
tadpole,form of a frog when it leaves the egg
tassel,bunch of threads
tepid,lukewarm
testiness,witness/evidence
thwart,obstruct/frustrate
toady,obsequious flatterer
torque,twisting force causing rotation
tortuous,devious/not straightforward
travesty,parody/imitation
trickle,flow in drops
truce,(agreement for the) stopping of fighting for a time
turquoise,greenish-blue precious stone
ubiquitous,present everywhere
unearth,discover and bring to light
verdant,fresh and green
vestige,trace or sign
viscous,sticky/semi-fluid
waffle,talk vaguely and without much result
wean,to turn away (from a habit)
writ,written order