summative test

wanderlust

strong impulse to travel

incorrigible

uncontrollable, incapable of being reformed

sanctimonious

self-righteous, smug

extemporaneous

impromptu

gloaming

dusk

reverie

a dream

obliquely

indirectly

malevolent

mean spirited; showing ill-will

moldering

rotting

ruminate

reflect or ponder

primordial

primal, basic form of development

fatuous

satisfied and stupid

sedentary

sitting, remaining in one area

dessicated

dried up

phantasmal

ghostly

indigent

poor; needy

destitute

poor; lacking the basic necessity of life

fulminate

verbal attack; to explode with a loud noise

endemic

widespread

mercurial

quick to change, impulsive

onerous

burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome

anomaly

inconsistency

visage

face, appearance

amiable

good-natured

convivial

sociable

mien

appearance

egress

going out; an exit

indolently

lazy, inactive

bourgeois

middle class

itinerant

traveling

whimsical

spontaneously fanciful or playful; slightly odd in an endearing way

evasive

tending to avoid

euphoric

intensely happy or confident

ominous

portending evil or harm; threatening; foreboding

vitriolic

something highly caustic or severe in effect

congenial

agreeable

escarpment

steep slope

unabashed

boldly certain of one's position; not ashamed

wry

combining or expressing a caustic mixture of mild amusement and irony

didactic

instructive; too lecture-driven to the point of being preachy

ambivalent

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

belligerent

hostile and aggressive

passionate

showing or caused by strong feelings or a strong belief.

subdued

quiet and rather reflective or depressed

mournful

feeling

esoteric

mean for only the select few who have special knowledge

incensed

extremely angry

incredulous

unable or unwilling to believe something

pragmatic

practical; more concerned with practical results than theoretical principles.