| A | B |
|---|
| hubris | excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance |
| requisite | required or necessary for a particular purpose, position |
| humility | the quality or condition of being humble |
| contrived | obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained |
| asceticism | the manner of life, practices, or principles of an ascetic (a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons) |
| theatrics | the art of staging plays and other stage performances |
| equanimity | mental or emotional stability or composure, esp. under tension or strain |
| sinewy | consisting of or resembling sinews (tendons) |
| compulsive | having the capacity to compel |
| copious | large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful |
| circuitous | roundabout; not direct |
| labyrinth | an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit |
| flamboyant | strikingly bold or brilliant; showy |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory |
| overwrought | extremely or excessively excited or agitated |
| callow | immature or inexperienced |
| esthete | a person who has or professes to have refined sensitivity toward the beauties of art or nature |
| atavastic | of, pertaining to, or characterized by atavism; reverting to or suggesting the characteristics of a remote ancestor or primitive type |
| incendiary | causing or capable of causing fire |
| penchant | a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something |
