Vocabulary

unexpected meeting; coincidence

miraculous

praiseworthy; commendable; laudable

irreducible

constrained; uncomfortable; awkward

unseasonable; out-of-season

seasonal

pseudo; fake; imitation

remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)

pleasure-seeking

pert; tomboyish; impudent; lively; boisterous

robust (health); strong (constitution); sturdy

tetanus

greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable

modesty; humility

rage; frenzy

narrow-minded; intolerant; petty

radical; extreme; eccentric

menacing; threatening

(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

a lot; plenty; abundant; great many

stubbornness; pigheaded person

infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing

maximum

microscopic; infinitesimal

pleasant; delightful

concrete; material; representational; figurative

stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow

stupid

foolishness; stupidity; silliness

idolatrous

accidental; incidental; occasional; casual

military

being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing

trifling; slight

handy; convenient; simple; portable

blood clotting; blood coagulation; coagulation; coagulant

economical and simple

tough; stubborn; determined; hard; tenacious

gluttony; voracity