| Term | Definition |
|---|
| apprehensive | in fear or dread of possible evil or harm |
| ascetic | practicing great self-denial |
| auspicious | attended by favorable circumstances |
| aver | to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true |
| caprice | sudden, unpredictable change |
| congenial | suitable to your needs or similar to your nature |
| demeanor | (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people |
| edifice | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place |
| efficacy | capacity or power to produce a desired effect |
| eminence | high status importance owing to marked superiority |
| feign | make believe with the intent to deceive |
| ignominious | (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame |
| impediment | something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress |
| malefactor | someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime |
| phantasmagoric | a fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams or fever |
| physiognomy | the art of judging human character by facial features; facial features when regarded as revealing character |
| purport | "purpose" |
| remonstrate | argue in protest or opposition |
| repugnance | extreme dislike |
| sumptuary | regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior |
| voluptuous | furnishing gratification of the senses |
| deportment | (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people |
| expostulation | the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest |
| sprite | small, human in form, playful, having magical powers |
| emaciated | very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold |
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