| Term | Definition |
| Requisite | necessary requirement; something required; ADJ: required; necessary |
| Scrupulous | exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled |
| Trepidation | fear, trembling, agitation |
| Verbose | using or containing too many words |
| Acquiesce | to accept without protest; to agree or submit |
| Agitate | to move violently; to disturb |
| Beguile | To influence by trickery |
| Capitulate | surrender under agreed conditions |
| Circumspect | careful; prudent; discreet; cautious |
| Dearth | a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine |
| Defunct | no longer existing or functioning |
| Degrade | to lower in dignity or esteem; insult |
| Ebullience | intense and joyful enthusiasm |
| Esoteric | intended for or understood by only a small group |
| Facile | easily done or attained |
| Garner | acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions |
| Hackneyed | overused, cliched |
| Imcumbent | holding an indicated position |
| Malaise | vague feeling of bodily discomfort, weakness |
| Naive | lacking sophistication or experience |