| cavort | to strut; prance |
| desultory | random, without purpose |
| garrulous | overly talkative |
| influx | mass continual incoming |
| kilter | good work condition; sound readiness |
| mitigate | moderate severity; alleviate, soften |
| nadir | point of greatest adversity or despair |
| pan | put down, censure, criticize harshly |
| eschew | avoid or shun |
| wizened | shriveled or dried up; withered |