| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ambiguity | unclear; not certain |
| squalid | foul filthy |
| apprehend | arrest; to make a prisoner of |
| spontaneity | impulsive action |
| intuitive | instinctive; untaught |
| contingent | a detatchment; group of soldiers |
| contemplative | slowly thinking; pondering |
| slavish | characteristic of a slave |
| didactic | intended to teach or moralize |
| bivouac | temporary camp without tents |
| lamentably | regrettable; unfortunate |
| scrupulous | cautious in action for fear of doing wrong |
| termagant | vioulently abusive; quarrelsome |
| obsequious | servile readiness; attentive |
| malleable | easily shaped or formed |
| amiable | friendly |
| impunity | freedom from punishment |
| insuperable | invincible |
| assiduity | persistance; careful attention |
| patrimonial | inherited from father |
| precipitation | haste; hurried headlong fall |
| junto | together; next to |
| august (adj.) | impressive, majestic |
| vehemently | strongly; passionately |
| placid | peaceful |
| alacrity | cheerful willingness |
| azure | color of sky |
| desist | stop; cease |
| lackluster | dull; monotonus; bland |
| quaff | drink deeply |
| metamorphosed | transformed |
| gambol | playful leaping or frisking |
| disputatious | argumentative |
| phlegm | sluggish; calmness |
| akimbo | bent outward |
| torpor | laziness; apathy |
| conscientious | through and careful; governed by moral standard |
| evinced | displayed clearly; revealed |
| authenticated | verified; reputed |
| venerable | respectable due to age |
| insensible | imperceptible; imossible to detect |
| innumerable | countless |
| efface | to obliterate |
| feign | pretend |
| urbane | elegant; polished |
| benign | gentle; gracious; kind |
| apostrophe | writer addresses inatimate object |
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