When the going gets tough; cultural artifacts; cast out; theres no way around it!

Terms	Definitions
abstruse	difficult to understand
callous	emotionally hardened, unfeeling
convoluted	intricate; complex
disaffected	having lost faith or loyalty, discontent
enigma	a puzzle, mystery, or riddle
inscrutable	difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable
reticent	inclined to keep silent; reserved
staid	unemotional; serious
Arcane	known or understood by only a few
assimilate	to absorb or become absorbed; to make or become similar
autonomy	independence; self-determination
cosmopolitan	worldly; widely sophisticated
derivative	something that comes from another source
esoteric	intended for or understood by only a small group
gaffe	a clumsy social error, a faux pas
idiosyncrasy	characteristic peculiar to an individual or group
insular	isolated; narrow or provincial
orthodox	adhering to the traditional and established, especially in religion
potentate	one who has the power and position to rule over others; monarch
castigate	to scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize
censure	to issue official blame
denounce	to condemn openly
reclusive	seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation
relinquish	to retire from; give up or abandon
renounce	to give up (a title, for example), especially by formal announcement
vituperative the viturperative speech was so cruel that the members left feeling completely abused	marked by harshly abusive condemnation
circumscribe	to draw a circle around; to restrict
contiguous	sharing an edge or boundary; touching