Lesson 12

Vigilant

adj. alert; watchful; wary

Balmy

adj. mild and pleasant; soothing

archaic

adj. no longer in general use; old-fashioned; belonging to an earlier period; ancient

Invincible

adj. not to be overcome; unconquerable

Pretext

n. a false reason concealing a real one; an excuse

Facsimile

n. an exact reproduction or copy, in telecommunications, also called a fax; adj. duplicate

Espionage

n. spying

Commenced

v. to begin; to initiate; to start

Beguiled

v. to cheat or deceive; to mislead by tricking or cheating

Appease

v. to soothe or pacify, especially by giving in to demands