unequivocal	clear, having one possible meaning
momentous	very important and serious
spry	lively, active
rowdy	noisly and disorderly
innuendo	an indirect reference discreditible about sth
to hump	to carry sth on one's back
inopportune	not at the right moment
hand-picked	carefully chosen (of words)
abode	one's place of living
vapid	dull, uninteresting
hereafter	from now on
soppy	maudlin, foolishly sentimental
walkabout	a stroll among a crowd
yardstick	a point of reference in measurements
to festoon	to adorn, to decorate
inscrutable	mysterious, difficult to understand
to contrive	to plan sth carefully, often deceitfully
to sever	to cut
timorous	shy, terrified
laudatory	expressing praise
fortuitous	happening by chance or coincidence
beggarly	miserable, wretched
moonlighter	sb who works at night/ sb who takes extra work after regular hours
ruse	a trick used to deceive sb
to rattle	to make sb alarmed
surfeit of sth	a superfluous amount of sth
tenuous	tiny, not important
fallow	a part of field not used to grow any plants
impromptu	done without earlier preparation
felon	sb who commits a serious crime
steadfastness	loyalty
to hobnob with sb	to socialise with those of higher social status
versatile	doing many things equally well
heckler	sb who keeps asking annoying questions
foolhardy	foolishly bold, reckless
to hobble	to walk with difficulty because of some problems with your leg
off-kilter	that doesn't work properly
senile	of old people
to swat	to hit with a flat object
to denigrate	to belittle
regimens	a set of rules to follow
dainty	small and pretty
seminal	strongly influencing further development
to chastise	to punish severely by beating
callow	inexperienced, immature
solvent	capable of meeting financial obligations
disconsolate	unhappy because of a loss
to kowtow to sb	to act in an excessively subservient manner
lugubrious	sounding sad/ dismal, mournful
to connive	to allow a wrong action