A Fellow Traveller Vocab

unrestraint

lack of restraint, or freedom from it; wildness

counterstroke

a stroke or blow given in return

hindrance

a thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone

reminiscence

a story told about a past event remembered by the narrator

intrepid

fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect)

impudently

not showing due respect for another person; impertinent

magnanimity

the fact or condition of being magnanimous; generosity

impertinence

lack of respect; rudeness

vagrant

a person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging

lethal

sufficient to cause death

insolent

showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect

aroused

evoke or awaken (a feeling, emotion, or response)

stealthiness

a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously

ostentatiously

in a pretentious or showy way designed to impress

matador

a bullfighter whose task is to kill the bull

finessing

do (something) in a subtle and delicate manner

repose

a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility

reprieve

cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death)