| Term | Definition |
|---|
| self- reproach | blame cost on a person by his own conscience |
| feasible | easy; possible; can be done |
| laconic | using very few words |
| anemic | sickly pale |
| audacity | boldness, daring, nerve |
| philandering | sleeping around with many women whom the men won't commit to |
| commission | a payment you receive for each sale, the opposite of a salary |
| turbulent | in the state of disturbance or disorder |
| lusty | fully of healthy vigor, spirited, hearty |
| mercurial | quickly changing; moody |
| approbation | official approval, support or praise |
| insinuate | to suggest or hint sneakily |
| repression | the act of pushing down or holding in certain desires or impulses |
| jovial | merry; having hearty humor and good cheer |
| primp | to decorate yourself |
| incarnate | taking the form of flesh, or the ultimate |
| incipient | just in an early state so that its hardly noticeable |
| enthralled | captivated, enchanted, charmed |
| avidly | enthusiastically desirous of something |
| crestfallen | totally discouraged |
| remiss | careless, forgetful of one's duty |
| indignant | feeling anger at something offensive |
| trepidation | fearful hesitation, nervous |
| stolid | not showing emotion |
| aura | a quality of feeling coming from a person, place or thing |
| surly | bad-tempered, irritable, rude, sometimes with a hint of menace |
| premium | a regularly scheduled payment on insurance |
| grand/ly | in a majestic or impressive manner |
| carte blanche | complete authority or freedom to act as desired |
| raucous | hoarse, harsh, rough, grating, irritating |
| lavish | excessive, in great amounts |
| arch/ly | cunning, sly, mischievous |
| unnerve | to discourage, to shake someone up, take away their courage or will |
| to spite | to deliberately hurt, annoy or humiliate someone |
| affirmative | positive, agreeing, approving, encouraging |
| to jar | to disturb, shock, shake up |
| falter | to hesitate or waver, to stumble or lose strength or force |
| befuddled | confused, mixed up or made stupid |
| indignant | feeling disgusted anger at something that is insulting |
| sensuous | strongly affecting the senses |
| ominous | threatening, holding a warning of trouble to come |
| implacable | relentless, unyielding, unable to be appeased or pacified |
| self-loathing | disgust with oneself |
| immobile | inability to move |
| contemptuous | in a manner of superiority, arrogance, disgust, and looking down |
| vengeful | seeking revenge, mean-spirited |
| elegiac | mournful, of or like an elegy |
| grave | very serious, calm in manner, sometimes suggesting dignified in manner |
| somber | gloomily dark, dull, dim, dismal; very serious |
| requiem | a mass, a musical composition or hymn in honor of the dead |
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