| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alleviate | make less severe |
| Amalgam | mixture |
| Astute | wise; mentally sharp |
| Autonomous | self-governing |
| Belied | contradicted |
| Callousness | cruelty; unfeeling behavior |
| Circumstantial | accidental; indirect (as in circumstantial evidence) |
| Corroborated | supported; given supporting evidence |
| Credulity | belief |
| Debilitated | weakened |
| Deliberation | careful thought |
| Denuded | stripped |
| Derided | mocked |
| Despoiled | spoiled |
| Dilatory | slow; sluggish |
| Dispatch | speed and eagerness |
| Empathetic | exhibiting deep emotional understanding |
| Eradicate | wipe out |
| Estrangement | separation |
| Expeditious | speedy |
| Extant | still in existence |
| Flag | 1. to lose energy, 2. to signal |
| Foundered | sank |
| Fraudulent | crooked; intending to cheat |
| Hubris | excessive pride |
| Idiosyncratic | eccentric |
| Impetuosity | impulsiveness |
| Impudent | cheeky |
| Indomitable | unshakeable; fearless |
| Innocuous | harmless |
| Insolvent | bankrupt |
| Irresolute | lacking firmness of purpose; hesitant |
| Irreverent | lacking respect |
| Manipulative | deceptive; skilful at handling people |
| Morbidity | concern with death and disease |
| Myopic | short-sighted (literal or metaphoric) |
| Occlusion | shutting out |
| Officious | interfering |
| Peevishness | childish sullenness; irritability |
| Placid | peaceful |
| Prudent | wise; cautious |
| Punctilious | meticulous |
| Rambunctious | boisterous |
| Rancor | bitterness and bad feeling |
| Scrutinize | examine carefully |
| Scuttled | sunk |
| Sedate | calm; placid |
| Serene | peaceful |
| Squander | waste |
| Validated | proved right |
| Valor | bravery |
| Vulnerable | open to attack; susceptible |
