1.lofty

ADJ A lofty ideal or ambition is noble, important, and admirable.

2.squabble

V-RECIP When people squabble, they quarrel about something that is not really important.

3.glum

ADJ Someone who is glum is sad and quiet because they are disappointed or unhappy about something.

4.budge

V-T/V-I If someone or something will not budge, they will not move. If you cannot budge them, you cannot make them move.

5.smarm

N obsequious flattery

6.fawn

V to seek attention and admiration (from) by cringing and flattering

7.kip

N sleep or slumber

8.avid

ADJ You use avid to describe someone who is very enthusiastic about something that they do.

9.muffler

N-COUNT A muffler is a long scarf that you wear around your neck to keep warm.

10.derisive

ADJ A derisive noise, expression, or remark expresses contempt.

11.bristle

: to show signs of anger : to become angry

12.blancmange

a cold, sweet dessert that looks like jelly formed into a shape

13.casket

N-COUNT A casket is a small box in which you keep valuable things.

14.jovial

ADJ If you describe a person as jovial, you mean that they are happy and behave in a cheerful way.

15.prowess

N-UNCOUNT Someone's prowess is their great skill at doing something.

16.deduction

N-UNCOUNT Deduction is the process of reaching a conclusion about something because of other things that you know to be true. 

17.hewn

V-T If you hew stone or wood, you cut it, for example with an axe. 

18.mull

V-T to heat (wine, ale, etc) with sugar and spices to make a hot drink

19.paternal

ADJ Paternal is used to describe feelings or actions that are typical of those of a kind father toward his child.

20.mutilate

V-T If a person or animal is mutilated, their body is severely damaged, usually by someone who physically attacks them.

21.leer

V-I If someone leers at you, they smile in an unpleasant way, usually because they are sexually interested in you. 

22.repressive

ADJ A repressive government is one that restricts people's freedom and controls them by using force.

23.casserole

N-COUNT A casserole is a dish made of meat and vegetables that have been cooked slowly in a liquid.

24.unearth

V-T If someone unearths something that is buried, they find it by digging in the ground.

25.talon

N-COUNT The talons of a bird of prey are its hooked claws.

26.tumult

N-SING A tumult is a lot of noise made by a crowd of people.

27.muster

V-T If you muster something such as support, strength, or energy, you gather as much of it as you can in order to do something.