affinity
a natural attraction or liking
fledgling
new and untried; inexperienced
hackneyed
overused; stale; trite
incessant
constant; without stopping
opulence
luxury; great wealth
proximity
closeness
sagacious
wise; sensible
supplant
to take the place of
unassailable
impossible to deny or disprove
voluminous
big; bulky
brusque
rudely abrupt; curt
dispassionate
not influenced by emotion; impartial
effervescent
bubbling with high spirits; exhilarated
indefatigable
untiring
misanthrope
a person who hates or distrusts humankind
morose
very gloomy; ill tempered
nonchalance
casual indifference; lack of concern
progeny
children; descendants
stoic
seemingly unaffected by pain or discomfort
voracious
consuming or eager to consume large amounts; insatiable; ravenous
coalesce
to merge together to form one whole; unite; combine
decadence
a condition of moral deterioration; decay
exemplary
worthy of imitation; praiseworthy
exuberance
high spirited enthusiasm
incidental
occurring as a minor consequence of something more important
insolvent
unable to pay debts; penniless
parsimonious
too thrifty; stingy; miserly
prodigal
wasteful and reckless with money
surreptitious
done in a secret or sly way; stealthy
writhe
to twist and turn, as in pain or discomfort; to move with a twisting motion
brevity
briefness; shortness of duration
clemency
mercy in judging; leniency
frivolous
not sensible; not properly serious; silly
heist
an act of stealing; robbery
lampoon
to attack or ridicule through humorous imitation; spoof
querulous
complaining; whining
repeoach
blame; a rebuke
respite
a short period of rest or relief; time out
torpor
a state of mental or physical inactivity; sluggishness
unscathed
`not harmed or injured
copious
abundant; in a plentiful supply
dearth
a scarcity; lack
eloquent
extremely expressive and persuasive
jargon
the specialized language of people in the same profession
levity
lightness of manner or speech; humor; silliness
meander
to move aimlessly; wander lazily; move along a winding course
peripheral
of minor importance; only slightly connected with what is essential; irrelevant
substantiate
to prove the truth of; confirm; verify
unobtrusive
not readi7ly noticeable or eye-catching; inconspicuous
vacillate
to go back on forth; mentally; from one alternative to another; hesitate