| A | B |
|---|
| cursory | Performed with haste and scant attention to detail |
| enigmatic | Of or resembling an enigma; puzzling |
| convivial | Fond of feasting, drinking, and good company; sociable |
| emancipate | To free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate |
| credo | Any system of principles or beliefs |
| indolent | Disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy. |
| meager | Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scanty. |
| bourgeois | A person belonging to the middle class. |
| itinerant | Traveling from place to place, especially to perform work or a duty |
| primordial | Being or happening first in sequence of time; original |
| anachronistic | The representation of someone as existing or something as happening in other than chronological, proper, or historical order |
| desiccate | To dry out thoroughly |
| sedentary | Accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise |
| supplant | To usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics |
| histrionic | Excessively dramatic or emotional |
| emaciate | To make or become extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation |
| ephemeral | Lasting for a markedly brief time |
| nom de plume | pen name |
| eminent | Outstanding, as in character or performance; distinguished |
| veracity | Adherence to the truth; truthfulness |
| vagary | An unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.) |
| wanderlust | A very strong or irresistible impulse to travel. |
| amiable | Friendly and agreeable in disposition; good-natured and likable |
| clemency | A disposition to show mercy, especially toward an offender or enemy |
| anomalous | Deviating from the normal or common order, form, or rule |
| lampoon | A light, good-humored satire. |
| castigate | To inflict severe punishment on |
| Spartan | Simple, frugal, or austere |
| pensive | . Deeply, often wistfully or dreamily thoughtful |
| bivouac | A temporary encampment often in an unsheltered area. |
| balk | To stop short and refuse to go on |
