Challenge #2 Gold

prolonged and idle discussion

(n.) a disease that causes plants to wither and die; a condition of disease or ruin; (v.) to destroy, ruin

to reward, pay, reimburse

in love with; charmed by

keen insight; shrewdness

to imprison, confine, jail

icy, extremely cold

a place of deep mud or mire

(v.) to satisfy, relieve, or bring to an end, quench, hydrate

publicly declare to be wrong or evil

something that heals or comforts; soothing; an oil or ointment

to turn in and receive something in exchange; to make up for

acting or done quickly and without thought or care

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

(adj.) able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic

to forgive or overlook an offense

a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

learned or acquired by reading and study; great knowledge

the ability to adapt effectively in the face of threats

an expression that can't be understood from the meanings of its separate words but has a separate meaning of its own

(adj.) extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful

emphasizing style at the expense of thought

a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation

to cast off

melt in order to get the pure metal away from its waste matter

mild, moderate