| Term | Definition |
| affable | courteous and pleasant |
| aggrandize | to increase in greatness |
| amorphous | shapeless |
| aura | that which surrounds (as an atmosphere) |
| contraband | illegal traffic or smuggled goods |
| erudite | scholarly |
| gossamer | thin, light or delicate cloth |
| infer | to find out by reasoning |
| inscrutable | incapable of being changed |
| insular | relating to, characteristic of |
| irrevocable | incapable of being changed |
| propensity | a natural inclination |
| querulous | peevish, complaining |
| remonstrate | to argue or plead with someone |
| repudiate | to disown, reject |
| resilient | able to return to an original shape |
| reverberate | to re-echo, resound |
| scurrilous | coarsely abusive, vulgar |
| sedulous | persistant, showing industry |
| sleazy | inferior in quality or character |