| Term | Definition |
| derelict | negligent |
| calumny | slander defamation |
| finesse | skillful |
| myriad | a great number of |
| scrupulous | precise and honest |
| salient | intelligent insightful |
| canon | standard |
| probity | honesty integrity |
| austere | very plain very simple |
| satiety | contentedness fullness |
| amelioration | improvement |
| allocate | to allot |
| decry | to condemn |
| augment | to increase |
| pragmatic | practical thinking |
| scintillating | dazzling, brilliant |
| salubrious | healthy or beneficial |
| candor | complete honesty |
| moot | debatable |
| fastidious | picky, fussy |
| intrinsic | a natural part of something |
| autonomous | self-governing independent |
| anthology | a collection of selected works by one author |
| savant | genius |
| altercation | argument |
| extraneous | irrelevant |
| endue | to endow to invest with power |
| martial | pertaining to the military |
| multifarious | diverse |
| lassitude | weariness |
| indomitable | unconquerable |
| irrevocable | unchangeable |
| presage | to foreshadow |
| schism | a split |
| sentient | conscious |
| cajolery | persuasion by flattery |
| largesse | generosity |
| indigent | poor needy |
| felicitations | congratulations |
| itinerant | nomadic |