| Term | Definition |
| innocuous | harmless, producing no harm (adj) |
| insipid | boring and stupid (adj) |
| lament | to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner (v) |
| laud | to praise, extol (v) |
| obscure | difficult to see, vague (adj) |
| ostentious | showy, pretentious (adj) |
| prodigal | wasteful, a person given to extravagance (adj) |
| repudiate | to reject, disown, to disavow (v) |
| reticence | restraint in speech, reluctance to speak (n) |
| revere | to honor, to regard with respect (v) |
| serene | calm, placid (adj) |
| superfluous | beyond what is needed or required, an overflow (adj) |
| taciturn | quiet, not talkative (adj) |