Chubby Folds Again

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My life has recently become necessarily difficult. Open books have closed, new tales have opened, and boulders have fallen out of the sky, onto my lap, like hot cakes from IHOP that both nourish and constipate. I don't think that these obstacles are without merit though, and I willingly affirm that without them coming into my physical and mental house, I would not be able to grow to who I am about to be tomorrow.
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Sometimes I wonder if my spelling abilities have dwindled or if spelling as a practice has dwindled. Maybe I'm not meant to know "le mot juste."

etiolate - To make weak by stunting the growth or development of.
indefatigable - Incapable or seemingly incapable of being fatigued
rigmarole - confused or meaningless talk
cohesion - the act or state of sticking together tightly
dossier - a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject
redolent - exuding fragrance
cherubic - an innocent-looking usually chubby and rosy person
gregarious - tending to associate with others of one's kind
petulant - insolent or rude in speech or behavior
punctilious - marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or convention
vignette - a running ornament (as of vine leaves, tendrils, and grapes)
malleable - capable of being altered or controlled by outside forces or influences

I walk up and down the staircases of the >apartment complex that I live in listening to this song on cassette.