| A | B |
|---|
| avaricious | Immoderately desirous of wealth or gain; greedy |
| insatiable | Impossible to satiate or satisfy |
| onerous | Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome |
| palliative | Tending or serving to relieve or soothe |
| equanimity | The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure |
| courtesan | - A woman prostitute, especially one whose clients are members of a royal court or men of high social standing |
| circuitous | Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course |
| irksome | Causing annoyance, weariness, or vexation; tedious |
| formidable | Arousing fear, dread, or alarm |
| tepid | Moderately warm; lukewarm |
| incipient | Beginning to exist or appear |
| ennui | Listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom |
| oblivion- | The condition or quality of being completely forgotten |
| efface | To rub or wipe out; erase |
| transitory | Existing or lasting only a short time |
| nirvana | The ineffable ultimate in which one has attained wisdom and compassion |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words |
