| Term | Definition |
| choleric | characterized by anger, irratable |
| imperious | overbearing; commanding; arrogant |
| inure | to accustom |
| mollify | to calm; to appease; to reduce the harshness of |
| gesticulate | to gesture in an animated manner |
| vicissitude | a change or variation in the course of something |
| mutability | changeability; instability |
| transitory | fleeting; not lasting; impermanent |
| effervenscence | bubbling enthusiasm or liveliness |
| depredation | the act of pillaging, plundering, laying waste |
| probity | integrity; honesty |
| contiguous | touching; in contact; adjacent |
| pathos | passion; sentiment; emotion |
| disquietude | uneasiness, edginess |
| audacity | shameless boldness |
| rejoin | to reply |
| labyrinth | a maze |
| oracle | any person or thing serving as an agency for divine utterance |
| apotheosize | to deify; to glorify |
| repudiate | deny; reject; to refuse to acknowledge |
| apostle | a pioneer of any reform movement |