| Term | Definition |
| Cursory | casual, hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough |
| Platitude | trite, meaningless, or flat; dull statement uttered as if it were fresh or profound |
| Paucity | smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness |
| Lucid | transparently clear; easily understandable; shining or bright; mentally sound or rational |
| Recalcitrant | resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant, not responsive to treatment |
| Austere | severely simple; of a stern or strict demeanor; hard; dry; rigorously self-disciplined and severely moral |
| Unobtrusive | inconspicuous, unassertive |
| Facilitate | to make easier or less difficult; to assist the progress of |
| Superfluous | serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; excess: more than is needed, desired, or required; over the top |
| Ephemeral | Short-lived; transitory; lasting for a very short time |
| Deleterious | Harmful in subtle or unexpected ways; harmful to living things |
| Convivial | friendly; agreeable; fond of feasting, drinking, and merry company; jovial; fond of the pleasures of good company |