| A | B |
|---|
| convivial | friendly, gregarious, extroverted |
| indefatigable | tireless |
| ingenuous | frank, lacking in pretense |
| perspicacious | insightful, acute keeness |
| magnamious | generous, doesn't harbor resentment |
| versatile | range of aptitudes, capable in many directions |
| stocial | unflinching |
| intrepid | fearless |
| scintillating | cleverwitty |
| urban | cultivated, poised |
| conviviality | congeniality |
| vivisection | experimentation on live animals |
| ovulation | release of the egg |
| vitality | strength, vigor |
| joie de vivre | effervescence: joy of living |
| ennui | boredom |
| bonvivant | a "high liver" |
| gourmand | one who enjoys food |
| gourmet | one whi is a connoisseur of good food |
| glutton | one who eats greedily |
| vivparous | bearing live young |
| vitamin | nutritional element necessary for life |
| naive | inexperience; unsophistication |
| credulous | beleving |
| creed | religious belief |
| gullibe | easily tricked |
| credo | personal code |
| acumen | sharpness of mind and thinking |
| perspicacious | keen-minded |
| acupuncture | medical insertion of needles |
| punctillious | extremely careful, exact |
| pungent | sharp; spicy; piercing (smell) |
| introspection | act or process of looking inward |
| circumspect | carefully looking around; cautions |
| pusillanimity | petty-minded |
| unamimity | complete agreement |
| equanimity | calmness, composure |
| animosity | anger, hostility |
| versatility | ability to do many different things well |
| exurbs | regions far from the city |
| animus | ill will |
| specious | false, though plausible |
| rustic | countrified |
