- nostalgia: a sentimental longing for a certain time in the past
- parsimony: extreme stinginess; thrift; penny pinching
- predecessor: person who came before; forerunner; ancestor
- quandary: state of doubt or puzzlement
- respite: time of relief from activity; rest; pause
- reticence: restraint, shyness, quietness
- temerity: foolish or heedless disregard of danger
- torpor: lethargy; sluggishness; inability to think or act quickly
- trepidation: fear; worry; nervous apprehension
- virtuoso: a highly skilled performer
- volition: act of using one's will; act of making a conscious choice
- zenith: a highest point or acme; point of culmination
SAT 7