affliction-16P.O.S: noun

Comes From: the Latin verb affligere, which contains the root fligere, meaning “to strike.”

• Definition: a condition of pain, suffering or distress. a cause of pain, suffering or distress.

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Mangle-17

P.O.S: verb

Comes From: the Old French word mangoner, meaning “to cut to bits.”

Definition: to mutilate or disfigure by battering, hacking, cutting or tearing. to ruin or spoil through ineptitude or ignorance.

Validity-18P.O.S: noun

Comes From: the Latin verb valere, meaning "to be strong," and the Latin adjective validus, meaning "strong and effective."

Definition: truth that can be justified or proven; soundness; correctness.

Arbitrate- 19P.O.S: verb

Comes From: the Latin verb arbitrari, meaning “to give judgment.”

Definition: to settle the issue between two parties involved in a dispute.

Remedy-20

P.O.S: noun or verb (in R&J it is used as a noun)

Comes From: originated with the Latin verb remederi, meaning “to heal”

Definition: something, such as medicine, that relieves pain, cures disease, or corrects a disorder. something that corrects an evil, a fault, or an error

Lurk-21

P.O.S: verb

Comes From: Norwegian word lurke, meaning “to move slowly, sneak away,” and the Middle High German word luren, meaning “to lie in wait.”

Definition: to lie in wait, as in ambush. to move furtively; sneak. to exist unobserved or unsuspected.

Dismal-22P.O.S: adjective

Comes From: dismal was once two words – the Latin phrase dies mali, meaning “unlucky day” – that, over time, was contracted into a single word.

Definition: causing gloom or depression;

dreary. characterized by ineptitude, dullness, or a lack of merit

Stifle -23P.O.S: Verb

Comes From:from the Middle English verb stifilen — meaning “to choke, drown”

• Definition: to interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example). to keep in or hold back; repress. to kill by preventing respiration; smother or suffocate.

 

Distraught -24

P.O.S: adjective

Comes From: the Latin verb distractus, meaning “to pull apart.

Definition: agitated with anxiety; worried. crazed or mad.

Abhorrent -25

P.O.S: adjective

Comes From: the Latin verb abhorrere, meaning “to shrink from, to shudder.”

Definition: not agreeable. strongly dislike something

Amorous-26P.O.S: adjective

Comes From: the Latin verb amare, meaning “to love.”

Definition: strongly attracted or disposed to love. indicative of love or desire.

Engrossing-27

P.O.S: adjective

Comes From: The Latin word ingrossa means “in large handwriting

Definition: taking up the attention completely; absorbing

Aloof-28

P.O.S: adjective

Comes From: Dutch word alouf, it was a nautical term that referred specifically to a certain technique of sailing.

Definition: distant, especially in one’s relations with other people; indifferent. at a distance, but within view; apart.

Pardon-29

P.O.S: noun or verb (in R&J it is used as a verb)

Comes From: the Latin verb perdonare, which means “to grant freely.”

Definition: to absolve from the consequences of a fault or crime. to allow an offense to pass without consequence

Scourge-30

P.O.S: noun or verb (in R&J it is used as a noun)

Comes From: the Old French verb escorgier, meaning “to whip.”

Definition: means of inflicting severe suffering, vengeance or punishment. a cause of widespread and dreaded affliction.