| Term | Definition |
| objective | being the object or goal of one's efforts or actions |
| acquiesce | to agree or express agreement |
| disparage | to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle |
| prosaic | not challenging |
| conciliate | make compatible with |
| undermine | to injure or destroy by insidious activity or imperceptible stages, sometimes tending toward a sudden dramatic effect. |
| obscure | not clear or plain |
| revere | to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate |
| denounce | to condemn or censure openly or publicly |
| innovative | ending to innovate or characterized by innovation |
| stagnant | characterized by lack of development, advancement, or progressive movement |
| candid | frank; outspoken; open and sincere: |
| hypocritical | a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, esp. a person whose actions belie stated beliefs. |
| -ful | full of |
| -ant | Performing, promoting, or causing a specified action |
| under- | Beneath or below in position |
| de- | Do or make the opposite of; reverse |