Intricate

Having many parts arranged in a complicated way; complex

To suffice

To be good enough

To degenerate

To worsen; to get worse

Sanctuary

A place of safety, protection or relief

To intercede

To make a request or plead on behalf of someone else

Vulnerable

Open to damage or attack; susceptible

Implausible

Difficult to belive

Sinister

Evil; wicked

Scrutiny

Close inspection; careful examination

Incoherent

Unable to speak in an orderly, logical way; unclear

Qualm

An uneasy feeling about how right or proper a particular acion is; guilty feeling

To garble

To mix up or confuse (as a story or message); scramble

To gloat

To feel or express delight or self-satisfaction, often spitefully

Blight

Something that weakens, damages, or destroys

To contrive

To plan cleverly; think up

To retaliate

To return an injury for an injury;

pay back

Blatant

Very obvious, often offensively so

Gaunt

Very thin and bony

Immaculate

Perfectly clean

Succinct

Expressed clearly in a few words; to the point; concise

To constitute

To make up; be the parts of

To default

To fail to do something required

Predominant

Most common or most noticeable

Prerequisite

Something required beforehand

To confiscate

To seize with authority; legally take possession of

Decipher

To interpret or read (something confusing or hard to make out)

Nominal

Very small compared with what might be expected; slight

Concurrent

Happening or existing at the same time; simultaneous

Recession

 A temporary decline in business

Hypothetical

Supposed for the sake of argument or examination; imaginary