Nouns
prestige
reputation or influence arising from success, achievement, rank, or other favorable attributes
retroactive
(adj.) applying or referring to the past
ruefully
(adv.) feeling or expressing sorrow or remorse
courtesy
(n.) excellence of manners or social behavior
acquisition
(n.) the act of gaining a possession
vital
(adj.) necessary to life
steeled
(v.) to make yourself inflexible, unyielding , or determined
torrent
(n.) a rushing, violent, or large and unending stream of anything
anguish
excruciating suffering, distress, or pain
intimate
(adj.) very private, closely personal
transmit
(v.) to pass or spread to another
poise
(n.) a dignified, self-confident manner
indolence
(n.) disliking work or effort; laziness
obsolete
(adj.) no longer in general use; outdated
relinquish
(v.) to give up, let go, or release
admonition
(n.) a mild, good-willed, scolding
exemption
(n.) a release from an obligation or responsibility
fleeting
(adj.) passing swiftly; vanishing quickly