abscond - get away secretly
adroit - clever, prompt
alacrity - promptness
amalgamation - merger, mix
anteroom - waiting room, lobby
ardent - have strong emotions for something
austerity - unpretentiousness, simplicity
avarice - greed for money
avowal - public declaration
belfry - bell tower
blight - let wither
deluge - inundation, flood
edification - moral clarification
equable - doesn't change in emotion, stable
excursion - a short walk
gratis - free of charge
grotto - cave
inundation - submersion
jotter - pocket book
lanquid - lethargic, energyless
laurels - crown (of victory)
P.S - postscript
pomp - splendor
proclivity - disposition, tendency
promenade - walk area
purport - substance, essential point
rayon - artificial silk
saunter - mosey, walk to enjoy
skiff - a small boat
subcutaneous - under the skin
supine - on one's back
to malinger - to pretend illness
trite - old, outdated
vat - tub, barrel
verbatim - word for word
vermilion - light red
vicissitudes - ups and downs