Synonyms

Ebb refers to the movement of the tide out to sea or a general decline in intensity. Decline is the correct synonym.

Dwindle means to diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength. Decline is the best synonym provided.

Dumbfound means to greatly astonish or amaze someone. Astonish is the direct synonym.

To admonish is to warn or reprimand someone firmly. Chide is a synonym meaning to scold or rebuke.

Prodigious means remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree. Extraordinary is the closest synonym among the choices.

Insolvent means unable to pay one's debts, which is synonymous with being bankrupt. The other options describe physical states or characteristics unrelated to financial status.

Licentious refers to someone who is sexually unrestrained or lacking in moral discipline. Prostitute, harlot, and concubine are specific roles or statuses, whereas licentious describes the moral quality itself.

Oubliette is a secret dungeon with an opening only in the ceiling, as in certain old castles.

Duffer means a plodding, clumsy, incompetent person.

A kiln is a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially for firing pottery or bricks. A foundry is for metal casting, and a mint is for making coins.

Effeminate describes a man who has or displays characteristics or qualities traditionally associated with women. Loquacious means talkative, and epicurean refers to someone devoted to sensual enjoyment.

An intruder is a person who enters a place or situation where they are not wanted or invited. A burglar or thief specifically enters to steal, while an intruder is a broader term for unauthorized entry.

An interregnum is the time between two reigns, governments, or regimes. A lapse is a temporary failure, and an anachronism is something out of its proper time.

 Deploy means to move (troops) into position for military action.

 A list of items to be discussed at a formal meeting is called agenda.