TKAM Ch. 1-3 (2)

taciturn

inclined to silence; saying little

sojourn

a temporary stay

assuaged

soothed; calmed; mollified

furor

commotion or uproar 

expound

to explain in detail; clarify

nebulous

vague; unclear; not definite

eccentric

peculiar; odd 

predilection

preference; a tendency in favor of something

condescend

to lower oneself (metaphorically); to look down upon

wallow

to indulge in an emotion—very often followed by “in self-pity”

contentious

quarrelsome; likely to cause disagreement or controversy

amiable

friendly; sociable

subsequent

occurring later or after something else

indigenous

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native

speculation

consideration of a subject