Prose test #3

timid

lacking in courage, self-confidence, determination

indispensable

absolutely necessary, essential, not subject to being set aside or neglected

temporal

of or relating to time or a particular time as opposed to eternity

expository

of, relating to, or containing a setting forth of the meaning or purpose of a writing

bolus

a rounded mass

superannuate

to make, declare, or prove obsolete or out-of-date

arbiter

a person with power to decide a dispute, a person or agency whose judgment or opinion is considered authoritative

ephemeral

lasting a very short time

enigma

something hard to understand or explain, an obscure speech or writing

earnest

characterized by or proceeding from an intense and serious state of mind, grave, important