- adage: N: An old saying that has come to be accepted as true; a proverb.
- camarderie: N: Good will and warm feeling among friends.
- contend: V: To struggle with. To maintain or assert.
- extraneous: ADJ: Not necessary; irrelevant.
- hubbub: N: Noisy confusion; uproar.
- meander: V: To follow a winding course. To wander aimlessly.
- odoriferous: ADJ: Having or giving off a smell.
- paraphernalia: N: Personal belongings. Equipment associated with a particular activity.
- punctilious: ADJ: Careful of and attentive to details, especially ones relating to good manners and behavior.
- recuperate: V: To regain health or strength.
- regale: V: To entertain or delight.
- sedentary: ADJ: Doing or requiring a lot of sitting.
- Spartan: ADJ: Marked by simplicity and lack of luxury.
- temporal: ADJ: Relating to the everyday world as opposed to that which is spiritual or eternal.
- wry: ADJ: Turned or bent to one side in distaste or humor. Amusing in a quiet, but sharp way.