| Term | Definition |
| fervor | warmth; intensity or emotion |
| frivolous | unworthy of serious attention |
| gregarious | sociable |
| gullible | easily deceived |
| heresy | opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine |
| implausible | difficult to believe |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or reformed |
| indolent | reverse to exertion; habitually inactive or idle |
| innate | possessed at birth |
| inundate | to cover with water, to flood with water |
| lampoon | a written attack ridiculing a person or group |
| lethargic | deficient in alertness or activity |
| listless | lacking energy, disinclined to exert effort |
| luxuriant | producing abundantly |
| malicious | resulting from malice; harmful |
| mitigate | to alleviate or make milder |
| mundane | common or ordinary |
| obstinate | stubborn; adhering to attitude, opinion or course of action |
| odious | a strong dislike |
| opulence | wealth; riches, affluence |