| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Prosaic | Common place, dull |
| Jovial | Cheerful, good humored |
| Sallies | Little witty remarks |
| Motley | V. Exhibiting great diversity N/ADJ. combination of colors |
| Retinue | Followers of a highly ranked official |
| Prostrate | To lie on the ground in submission to a higher figure |
| Acquiescence | Agreement without objection |
| Intractable | Not easily controlled or dealt with |
| Prudence | Reserved, good judgement |
| Portmanteau | A bag to cary while travelling |
| Emblazon | Decorated lavishly |
| Covert | Hidden or secret |
| Insinuate | To suggest or hint at |
| Vicissitude | Changes, both planned and random, mostly random |
| Cynosure | Strongly attracts attention or admiration |
| Abash | To bewilder, to embarass |
| Exuberance | Great Joy |
| Scrutiny | Close inspection |
| Unadulterated | Clean, pure |
| Magnate | Person of power |
| Sagacious | Wise |
| Plausible | Believable |
| Insatiate | Impossible to satisfy |
| Contingency | A dependence on chance |
| Incumbent | What is already present or occupied |
| Unvitiated | Pure |
| Consignment | A delivery of goods, shipped to a place |
| Epithet | Foul language, an adjectival title associated to a name |
| Fastidiousness | The quality of being critical |
| Fain | Willing |
| Plenary | Foolish |
| Iconoclasm | Belief that nothing exists |
| Deplorable | Despicable |
| Presentiment | Apprehension |
| Fustian | Fabric, cheap |
| Abrogation | To put an end to |
| Prolific | Profusely productive, efficient |
| Irascibility | Easily angered |
| Appellation | A title |
| Designation | A title |
| Arduous | Burdensome, laborious |
| Inimical | Unfriendly |
| Jocose | Cheerful |
| Preeminence | The quality of being superior |
| Protruberant | Sticking out |
| Invidious | Arousing feelings of anger/annoyance |
| Promiscuous | Casual/unrestrictive sexual behavior |
| Scruple | Moral principle |
| Prodigious | Marvelous, extreme in size |
| Portentous | Momentous, big, great significance |
| Austere | Sever, serious |
| Evince | To show clearly |
| Dereliction | Willful neglect |
| Vex | To annoy, to puzzle |
| Sapience | Having or showing great wisdom or judgement |
| Recondite | Difficult to understand |
| Laconic | Brief, to the point |
| Oracular | Ambiguous, mystical |
| Incredulity | Unable to believe |
| Equivocal | Ambiguous |
| Usurp | To seize power from a higher ranking |
| Disconcerted | To ruffle |
| Lexicon | Word book/dictionary, metaphor for a language |
| Avaricious | Greedy |
| Depravity | Something that has morally corrupt qualities |
| Implement | V. To put into use, N. a tool |
| Vindicate | To prove to be right using justification |
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