Artisan— (n) a person who is skillful with his/her hands.
Brawn— (n) muscular strength
*Copious— (adj) abundant, plentiful
Delineate—(v.) to describe accurately
Efface—(v.) to erase; to rub out
*Engender—(v.) to create, to cause
*Enhance—(v.) to intensify; to improve
Extol—(v) to praise highly
Glutton— (n) someone who consumes too much food or drink
Hiatus—(n) a break or vacation
Hinder—(v) to slow or impede the progress of
Kindle— (v) to start a fire; ignite; arouse
(n) kindling—small pieces of wood that ignite easily for setting fire to
larger pieces
*Nefarious—(adj) extreme wickedness
Obliterate—(v) to destroy completely
Obscure—(adj.) dark, unknown; hard to understand
*Pugnacious—(adj.) eager to fight
Quell—(v) to calm, pacify
*Querulous—(adj.) grumbling; grumpy
Tout—(v.) to publicly brag
Vernacular—(n) everyday speech, slang