| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ambiquity | doubtfullness or uncertainty |
| squalid | foul, repulsive, miserable, wretched |
| apprehend | to grasp meaning of |
| spontaneity | quality coming from natural feelings, no restraint |
| intuitive | known without conscious reasoning |
| contingent | something dependent for existence on something not yet certain |
| contemplative | deeply or seriously thoughtful |
| slavish | lacking originality; base, mean, ignoble |
| didactic | instructive |
| bivouac | military encampment made with tents |
| lamentably | in an unfortunate or deplorable manner |
| scrupulous | careful, painstaking |
| termagent | abusive; scolding |
| obsequious | overly obedient; submissive |
| malleable | capable of being shaped |
| amiable | agreeable; likeable |
| impunity | exception from punishment |
| insuperable | incapable of being passed over |
| assiduity | close and continuous application of effort |
| patrimonial | inherited from ancestors |
| precipitation | haste; suddenness |
| junto | council; group with a common purpose |
| august | inspiring reverence or admiration; venerable; eminent |
| vehemently | emphatically |
| placid | calm; quiet |
| alacrity | cheerful readiness, liveliness |
| azure | of the color blue |
| desist | to cease; to stop |
| lackluster | lacking brilliance or radiance; dull |
| quaff | to drink a beverage heartily |
| metamorphosed | transformed |
| gambol | frolic |
| disputatious | argumentative |
| phlegm | sluggishness; indifference |
| akimbo | with hand on hip |
| torpor | inactive period |
| conscientious | careful and honest |
| evinced | to show clearly/prove |
| authenticated | to establish as genuine |
| venerable | commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity |
| insensible | incapable of feeling |
| innumerable | very numerous |
| efface | to wipe out; expunge |
| feign | to represent falsely; pretend to be |
| urbane | reflecting elegance |
| benign | gracious, kind, not harmful, good disposition |
| apostrophe | an address to someone not present or to someone who objects an idea; a digression in the form offered |
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