Vocabulary Matrix

2. relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations.
5. having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.
7. tending to make dear or beloved.
13. having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable:
14. profitable; moneymaking; remunerative:
15. highly distinguished; renowned; famous:
16. marked by deprivation; lacking the necessities of life, as adequate food and shelter:
17. a decorative design or small illustration used on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter.
18. having a feeling of insignificance, inferiority, subservience, etc.:

1. requital according to merits or deserts, especially for evil.
3. from, resembling, or adhering to the past; old-fashioned:
4. an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment:
6. conversation between two or more persons.
8. without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter.
9. of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
10. characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious:
11. something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
12. lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.