| Term | Definition |
| Impregnable | not able to be conquered |
| Xenophobia | an intense dislike of fear of strangers or foreigners |
| Inherent | essential |
| Irreverent | disrespectful |
| Subjugate | to dominate, conquer, or bring under control |
| Expedite | to increase the rate of progress |
| Filibuster | to attempt to block a bill from becoming law b speaking at length against it |
| Pristine | pure and completely clean and uncontaminated |
| Pithy | full of meaning, concise |
| Invective | an insult or abuse in speech |
| Prodigal | wasteful and extravagant |
| Pliable | easily bent or flexible |
| Torpid | losing motion feeling or power; lacking energy |
| Tenuous | not dense or thick; having little substance |
| Discordant | being in disagreement |