Candid
(adj.) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed
Idiosyncrasies
minor peculiarities of personal behavior
Baroque
Querulous
(adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful
Syntactic
based on grammar
Saecula Saeculorum
licentiousness
Arbor
a shaded area often covered with vines or flowers
the concluding part of a speech; flowery, rhetorical speech
Abject
(adj.) degraded; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved
corollary
(n.) a proposition that follows from one already proven; a natural consequence or result; (adj.) resultant or consequent
Sclerotic
becoming rigid and unresponsive; losing the ability to adapt
Genteel
Weal
well-being, prosperity, or happiness
Pursuant
in conformance to or agreement with
childish; immature
symbolic bird of hard work. not sure if it's real.
dark and gloomy
Iconoclastic
Compunctious
Wassail
an expression of praise
Asseverating
v. to declare earnestly, solemnly; affirm positively
brief and to the point
Sardonic
grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
(adj.) peculiar to one person; highly individualized (I know you had trouble with the last test, but because your mistakes were highly idiosyncratic, I'm going to deny your request that the class be given a new test.)
Conscientiously
thoughtfully and carefully
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
Quixotic
overly idealistic; impractical
