Simon was an apothecary and liked to collect medicinal herbs to make healing ointments.

Another term for apothecary is

"Jenny was obviously a bit nervous and apprehensive about trying out for the soccer team."

Apprehensive means:

It is wrong for a person to be owned and treated like chattel.

Chattel is:

"Mindful of John Wesley's strictures on the use of many words in buying and selling, Simon made a pile practicing medicine."

Strictures means:

The Haverfords were imprudent enough to kill the blacksmith in front of three people.

Imprudent means:

"Almost everyone in Maycomb had a predilection for socializing after church on Sundays, except the Radleys."

Predilection means:

"It's a nebulous concept, hard to put your finger on it," he said.

Nebulous means:

In the winter, many sojourn to ski resorts for outdoor fun.

Sojourn means:

"Alexandra was the Finch who remained at the Landing: she married a taciturn man who spent most of his time [fishing by himself.]"

Taciturn means:

His vapid conversation put me to sleep.

Vapid means:

What word means "to walk at a slow, relaxed pace"?

What word means "unpredictable"?