edify
instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually
felicity
joyfulness; happiness
veracity
the state of being truthful and straighforward
paragon
a perfect something
kitsch
low quality, but with a style that many people find amusing in an ironic way
succumb
fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force
enticing
attractive or tempting; alluring
disconsolate
extremely sad and lacking any comfort
chide
to scold mildly
regale
entertain or amuse (someone) with talk
intrepid
brave and adventurous
balk
to be unwilling to accept an idea or request
gaunt
too thin, as in suffering from hunger or illness
persnickety
placing too much emphasis on minor or unimportant details
whet
to sharpen the point of something
atrophy
to gradually decline or waste away
quaff
to drink heartily
collusion
secret or illegal cooperation, especially to cheat others
drivel
nonsense; foolishness
stoic
able to endure hardship without showing pain or complaining