A-E
aloof
detached, reserved
haughty
proud or arrogant
maganimous
generous and forgiving
prudent
careful, cautious
viable
anomaly
deviation from the norm
halcyon
idyllically calm and tranquil
ostracize
to deliberately exclude from a group
rebuff
to repel or drive back, to reject
trite
commonplace
curtail
to cut short or reduce
impecunious
poor, penniless, not affluent
neophyte
a beginner
pragmatic
practical, sensible
wry
dry humor
decry
to express strong disapproval
fleeting
very brief, short lived
maudlin
excessively sentimental
quixotic
foolishly impractical
zealot
a very enthusiastic person
bowlderize
to remove or delete objectionable parts of a book
itinerant
mobile, not sedentary
laconic
succinct, terse very concise, brief
serendipity
an accidental but fortunate discovery
voracious
huge appetite, cannot be satisfied, insatiable