| Term | Definition |
|---|
| abstinence | keeping oneself from (denying, giving up) certain pleasures |
| incessant | never stopping |
| moribund | at the point of death or extinction; dying |
| verdancy | greenness; inexperience |
| crux | the essential part; the most important point |
| indifferent | having or showing no interest or attention |
| retrospect | survey of past time, events, etc.; thinking about the past |
| capricious | likely to change suddenly without reason; changeable |
| credence | belief; credit |
| succinct | expressed briefly and clearly; expressing much in few words; concise |
| volition | act of willing; decision or choice |
| solicitous | showing care or concern; anxious |
| dilapidation | partial ruin; falling to pieces |
| hedonistic | of or having to do with seeking pleasure in life |
| chaotic | very confused; completely disordered |
| intermittent | stopping for a time and beginning again; pausing at intervals |
| pummeled | strike or beat; beat with fists |
| apathetic | lacking interest or desire for action; indifferent |
| extricated | set free (from entanglements, difficulties, embarrassing situations, etc.); release |
| contusions | bruise |
| malaise | an uneasy, disturbed, or disordered condition |
| rudimentary | to be learned or studied first; elementary |
| heinous | very wicked; extremely offensive, hateful |
| ostensibly | according to appearance; declared as genuine; apparent; pretended; professed |
| precarious | not safe or secure; uncertain; dangerous; risky |
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