| Term | Definition |
| intractable | stubborn; hard to govern |
| ponderous | of great weight; heavy; massive |
| spontaneous | without plan |
| inept | not capable |
| copious | large in quantity or number |
| impartial | not partial or biased; fair |
| deplore | to regret deeply; lament |
| contrite | filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement |
| contentious | tending to argument or strife |
| deplete | To decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out. |
| discursive | passing aimlessly from one subject to another |
| accolade | any award, honor, or laudatory notice |