| A | B |
|---|
| jilted | v. to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart), especially abruptly or unfeelingly |
| impede | v. to slow or delay |
| animosity | n. a feeling of strong dislike |
| pontifical | adj. of or pertaining to a pontiff (or pope) |
| providential | adj. of or pertaining to the divine (as in God) |
| fickle | adj. likely to change, especially due to caprice, irresolution, or instability; casually changeable |
| predisposed | adj. inclined to a type of behavior |
| consummated | v. to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill; or to complete (the union of a marriage) by the first marital sexual intercourse. |
| languid | lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow |
| idyllic | adj. charmingly simple or rustic |
| ubiquitous | dj. existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time |
| imperious | adj. domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing |
| ambivalent | adj. having ”mixed feelings about someone or something; being unable to choose between two (usually opposing) courses of action |
| ephemeral | adj. lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory |
| surreptitious | adj. done by stealth; secret or unauthorized |
| implicit | adj. implied, rather than expressly stated |
| vacillate | v. to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute |
| affront | v. to offend by an open manifestation of disrespect or insolence |
| penury | n. extreme poverty; destitution |
