Phase the Sixth

1. palpably—noticeably

2. atrophy—weakening [as in what brains that are not used do]

3. tribulation—distress

4. inexorable—relentless

5. decry—denounce; belittle; disparage; cut down

6. terrestrial—earthly

7. flaccid—limp

8. whimsically—fancifully; playfully odd, perhaps silly seeming

9. palliate—moderate [verb]

10. effigy—statue; likeness

Phase the Seventh

11. epistle—letter [think of Acts, Colossians, etc.]

12. reticent—reserved; not outgoing

13. implore—beg

14. vacuity—emptiness

15. fervid—passionate

16. effrontery—shameful boldness; barefaced audacity

17. taciturnity—silence