| Term | Definition |
| Advocate | to speak in favor of |
| Antipathy | extreme dislike |
| Bolster | to support; prop up |
| Cacophony | harsh, jarring noise |
| Deride | to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock |
| Dissonance | a harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds |
| Enervate | to reduce in strength |
| Eulogy | speech in praise of someone |
| Garrulous | tending to talk a lot |
| Ingenuous | showing innocence or childlike simplicity |
| Lethargic | acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner |
| Malleable | capable of being shaped |
| Misanthrope | a person who dislikes others |
| Obdurate | hardening in feeling; resistant to persuasion |
| Ostentation | excessive showiness |
| Paradox | a contradiction or dilemma |
| Philanthropy | charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness |
| Prevaricate | to lie or deviate from the truth |
| Venerate | to respect deeply |
| Waver | to fluctuate between choices |