endeavor to make an effort， to try very hard
endorse approve， support a claim or statement
enthral take the whole attention， enslave
exploit to use for selfish advantage or profit
extensive far-reaching
extol to praise highly
flimsy lacking solidarity， strength
fraud a fault， a deception
gaudy too bright and showy
ghastly death-like， pale and ill
grumble to complain
harass worry， trouble
heretic very busy; active
impediment smth that hinders （esp in speech）
indigenous native
insatiate never satisfied
intrepid fearless
irate angry
jeopardy danger
leash control
loafer an idle， lazy person
lucrative profitable
lustrous bright; shining
malign to slander
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obsolete no longer useful， outdated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 （esp in war）