| A | B |
|---|
| convivial | friendly |
| indefatigable | tireless |
| ingenuous | frank |
| perspicaious | keen-minded |
| magnanimous | noble |
| versatile | capable in many directions |
| stoical | unflinching |
| intrepid | fearless |
| scintillating | witty |
| urbane | polished; sophisticated |
| oviparous | bearing young by eggs |
| viviparous | bearing live young |
| conviviality | good-fellowship |
| vivisection | operating on live animals |
| antivivisectionist | one who is opposed to using animals for live experiments |
| ovulation | the process of releasing an egg from the ovary |
| devitalize | to remove life or vigor from |
| joie de vivre | joy of living |
| glutton | one who eats like a pig |
| bon vivant | a "high liver" |
| gourmet | one who is a connoisseur of good food |
| gourmand | one who gets a sensual enjoyment from good food |
| gormandize | to stuff oneself like a pig |
| ennui | boredom; discontent; tedium |
| vivaciousness | liveliness, pep |
| revitalize or revive | to bring renewed life or vigor to |
| vital | essential to life; crucial |
| naive | inexperience; unsophisticated |
| credulous | believing (adj) |
| creed | religious belief |
| credible | believable |
| disingenuous | crafty; dishonest |
| gullible | easily tricked |
| credo | personal code |
| specious | plausible; but false or incorrect |
| pungency | spiciness; sharpness |
| acumen | clear; easily understood |
| circumspection | care and caution; wariness |
| acupuncture | piercing of the skin with needles for medical purposes |
| punctilious | exact in the observation |
| retrospect | a look backward or view |
| prospective | anticipated "to be" |
| rusticate | to spend time in the country |
| scintilla | merest spark; small amount |
| animosity or animus | ill will |
| pusillanimous | petty; mean |
| unanimous | all of one mind or opinion |
| trepidation | fear and trembling |
