| Term | Definition |
| oblivious | unmindful; unconsious; unaware |
| taciturn | inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation |
| scanty | scant in amount, quantity; barely sufficiant |
| alleviate | to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate |
| negligence | the quality, fact, or result of being negligent |
| endorse | to approve; support; or sustain |
| conspicuous | attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities or eccentricities |
| relegate | to send or consign to an inferior position, place , or condition |
| incessant | continuing without interruption |
| condone | to disregard or overlook |
| tranquility | quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity |
| dissent | to differ in sentiment or opinion |
| banal | to devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite |
| -able | capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to |
| -ous | possesing; full of; characterized by |
| con- | together; with; joint; jointly |
| non- | not |