| Term | Definition |
| desultory | disordered, disconnected, unmethodical |
| incessant | never ceasing; continual |
| depecrate | to express earnest dispproval of/ to urge reasons against; protest against |
| acquiese | to agree passively; comply; consent |
| complacent | pleased with ones own merits, advantages, situation |
| languor | lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness |
| subterfuge | a strategem or artifice used to hide, avoid, or deceive |
| assail | to attack vigorously or violently |
| impetuous | sudden and impulsive; violent |
| palpitant | marked by trembling or throbbing |
| dissipate | to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel |
| ennui | a general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction |
| effrontery | shameless impudence; isolence/ an instance of such behavior |
| procure | to obtain or get by care, effort or the use of special mean |
| supercilious | showing an arrogant disregard; as a look, manner or person |
| propensity | a natural inborn tendency, aptitude or preference |
| flippant | frivolously disrespectful, shallow, lacking seriousness |
| diminutive | small, little, tiny |
| recapitulate | to review by a brief summary |