abhor
to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
accolade
praise
ascetic
one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury
bequeath
to hand down, to give or to leave in a will
charlatan
one who pretends to have knowledge in order to swindle others
conflagration
a large destructive fire
dearth
a lack, scarcity
diffidence
shyness
effervescent
showing high spirits
ethereal
heavenly, unusually delicate, light, lacking material substance, intangible
expunge
to remove, to erase
guile
deceitfulness, duplicity
implausible
not believable
incongruity
nonconformity, disagreement, incompatibility
insularity
qualities of an island; narrow-mindedness of opinion
morose
being sullen or gloomy
placate
to appease, soothe, pacify
poignant
keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
provincial
lacking sophistication, narrow-minded
reiterate
to repeat
spontaneous
having no external cause, acting on impulse
synthesis
combining parts into a whole
toxic
poisonous
vigilant
on the alert; watchful
voluble
talkative; given to rapid, abundant speech