abode | home |
acquisitive | greedy |
alms | money or goods donated to poor |
ardent | enthusiastic |
ascetic | person who stays away from comforts |
assiduous | hard-working |
atonement | repayment made for a wrongdoing |
austere | strict |
blanch | make pale |
chasm | large gap |
countenance | facial expression |
deity | god |
efface | wipe out |
ennui | suffering from extreme boredom |
ephemeral | short-lived |
equanimity | quality of being calm |
erudition | great knowledge |
folly | foolishness |
futile | useless |
imperturbable | not easily upset |
inertia | state of not changing |
insipid | boring |
lament | feel sorry for; regret |
ostracize | blacklist |
precocious | showing mature qualities early |
pyre | pile for burning a dead body |
reproach | criticize |
sage | wise person |
serene | calm; peaceful |
servile | resembling a slave |
sojourn | temporary stay |
supple | flexible |
tenacious | unwilling to give up |
tepid | lukewarm |
vice | bad habit |
vocation | job, occupation |