| A | B |
|---|
| callow | young and inexperienced |
| contemporary | a person living during the same period as another |
| cynical | skeptical, doubtful of sincerity of others' motives |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power |
| enunciate | to pronounce clearly, to state |
| impediment | an obstacle |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| indolent | avoiding exertion, lazy |
| sagacious | wise |
| secular | worldly, not connected with church or religion |
| speculate | to make guesses; to engage in a risky business venture |
| strife | conflict or struggle |
| venerate | to show great respect for |
| voracious | ravenous, desiring and eating a large amount of food |
| wane | to near an end |
| adage | an old saying that has come to be accepted as true |
| camaraderie | good will and warm feelings among friends |
| contend | to struggle with, to maintain or assert |
| extraneous | not necessary, irrelevant |
| hubbub | moisy confusion, uproar |
| meander | to follow a winding course; to wander aimlessly |
| odoriferous | having or giving off a smell |
| paraphernalia | personal belongings; equipment associated with a particular activity |
| punctilious | careful of and attentive to details |
| recuperate | to regain health |
| regale | to entertain or delight |
| sedentary | doing or requiring a lot of sitting |
| Spartan | marked by simplicity and lack of luxury |
| temporal | relating to the everyday world as opposed to that which is spiritual |
| wry | turned or bent to one side in distate or humor; amusing in a quiet but sharp way |
