Vocabulary

1. to hate very much, to detest utterly
2. to wither away
4. hard to understand
5. to border upon; to adjoin
6. the study of the dynamics or flight characteristics of projectiles
8. extremely unconventional or far-fetched
9. to make less severe; to relieve, to lessen
10. belonging to an earlier time; ancient, outdated
11. capacity for learning; natural ability
12. to hit or attack with heavy impact; a short, heavy thick club that has one end larger than the other
13. hard: difficult, tiresome
14. stern, as in manner; without excess, unadorned, severely simple and plain

1. to shorten; to condense, diminish; to curtail
2. a natural attraction; kinship, similarity
3. to deprive and make desolate, especially by death; to deprive by force
4. a heated quarrel
7. in separate parts; apart from each other in position
8. something that heals or comforts: soothing; an oil or ointment
9. an award; an honor, approval, praise
10. something connected or added to another in subordinate position; an assistant