Archipelago
group of islands
Assiduous
hard-working
Bay
water surrounded by land on 3 sides
Callow
immature and inexperienced
Carnivore
meat eater
Circuitous
indirect
Cipher
code
Competence
skill and knowledge
Composure
poise
Connoisseur
appreciator & judge of art
Corpulent
fat
Daunt
to frighten and intimidate
Decibel
measure of sound
Decrepit
worn out & broken down
Derision
mockery
Disconsolate
unhappy
Drab
dull & colorless
Effusive
emotionally unrestrained
Entrepreneur
businessman
Erudition
knowledge acquired by study
Foolhardy
dull, unthinking & rash
Fragile
easily broken
Gauche
clumsy
Gustatory
pertaining to the sense of taste