| Term | Definition |
| echelon | a level of authority or responsibility; a rank |
| waive | to relinquish something voluntarily; to refrain from enforcing |
| serendipity | faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident |
| nondescript | lacking individual or distinct characteristics |
| punitive | punishing; pertaining to punishment |
| discerning | having keen perception |
| idyllic | simple and carefree; delightfully serene |
| acme | the highest point |
| soluble | easily dissolved |
| malinger | to feign illness to avoid work |
| cerebral | favoring intelligence over emotions or instinct |
| hypocrisy | professing beliefs, feelings, or values that one does not have or practice |
| conundrum | a difficult problem |
| deleterious | having a harmful effect; injurious |
| relegate | to place in an unfavorable place or position |