- accrue: v. to come as a gain; to increase
- arbitrary: adj. determined by chance or individual preference, not by reason, necessity or principle
- arrogant: adj. having more pride and self-importance than is proper
- atavistic: adj. reverting to past traits, esp. to traits absent for a long time
- bland: adj. having a moderate, undisturbed quality
- coincide: v. to occur at the same time or be at the same place; to agree exactly
- condiment: n. a seasoning or relish for food, such as pepper, mustard, sauces, etc.
- corollary: n. a natural consequence or effect; a deduction or an inference
- craven: adj. cowardly; contemptibly timid
- disarray: n. confusion, disorder
- ecstasy: n. state of overwhelming joy; rapture
- engaging: adj. attractive; charming
- expatriate: n. v. to send into exile; n. one who has moved to a foreign country
- extract: v. to remove, esp. with effort
- grisly: adj. inspiring horror because of appalling crudity or inhumanity; gruesome
- herald: v. to bear news; to announce
- hermetic: adj. completely sealed, esp. from entry or escape of air
- heyday: n. a time of success or popularity
- import: n. significance
- infinitesimal: adj. exceedingly small; minute
- innocuous: adj. harmless
- largess: n. generosity in giving gifts
- mannerism: n. a distinctive behavioral trait; an idiosyncrasy
- matriarch: n. a woman who rules a family or clan; a highly respected woman who is a mother
- matrix: n. a surrounding substance within which something else originates or is contained
- menial: adj. lowly or servant-like
- mercurial: adj. easily changeable; erratic
- montage: n. a composite elements, esp. pictures, placed closely next to one another
- mutable: adj. subject to change; prone to frequent change; inconstant
- nurture: v. to nourish, educate, or encourage
- overwrought: adj. extremely nervous or excited
- patrimony: n. property inherited from one's father or other ancestor
- peer: n. a person or thing of the same rank
- pilfer: v. to steal a small amount
- placid: adj. calm, undisturbed
- plaintive: adj. expressing sorrow
- podium: n. a raised platform on which a speaker or conductor stands
- profound: adj. very deep; penetrating beyond the superficial
- purvey: v. to supply
- rank: adj. conspicuously offensive, esp. in smell or taste; complete
- relentless: adj. harsh; pitiless; persistent
- relief: n. a distinction or prominence due to contrast
- scintillate: v. to give off sparks; to be animated or brilliant
- sedition: n. the promotion of rebellion against the government
- self-abnegation: n. the putting aside of personal interest for the sake of others
- trivial: adj. of little worth or importance
- venial: adj. easily excused or forgiven
- versatile: adj. competent in many things
- volatile: adj. tending to vary widely; unstable; quickly evaporating
- winsome: adj. charming, esp. in a childlike or innocent way