Words

winding

shorten; diminish

greediness

stealthy; sneaky

make gestures, especially when speaking

recklessly wasteful; extravagant

achievement of something desired or worked for

encourage; incite

lacking originality, freshness, or novelty; trite

impudent; shameless

leniency; mercy

compel by pressure or threat; force

fond of good company; sociable

intimidate; dishearten

damage done to a person's reputation; slander