Vocabulary

half- (sibling by a different father); uterine; maternal

all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; motley

impulsive

unnecessary; unneeded; useless; unwanted

perfunctory; cursory; passing; conventional; formal (greetings, compliments, etc.); casual (acquaintance, remark, etc.)

commonality

possessing a long torso

successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another

heartless; inhuman; unfeeling

illogical

nonprofit

amorphous

unsanitary; unhygienic

within one's means

powdered; powdery; pulverized

confused; scattered; differing; diverse

confused; jumbled; disorderly

angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged

sporadic; disconnected; discontinuous; scattered; at intervals; random

whitish

thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale

lightly salted

self-righteous

stationed in the United States; resident in the United States

negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible

speculative

wickedness

astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

paradoxical

exaggerated; extravagant; overdone

perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual

haughty

misfortune; calamity

sleeveless (garment)

having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit

shorthanded; understaffed

neatly made

wounded; injured

self-centered; self-centred; selfish

short; brief