| inchoate | just beginning, rudimentary |
| indolence | laziness, inertia |
| innocuous | harmless, mild |
| invidious | offensive, unfair |
| licentious | immoral, lewd |
| maimed | disabled, crippled |
| meretricious | false, flashy |
| nadir | rock bottom, low point |
| nexus | binding force, link |
| nonentity | nobody, unnoticed person |
| obviate | prevented, made unnecessary |
| opulent | luxurious, affluent |
| paucity | insufficiency, lack, scarcity |
| petulant | bad-tempered, irritable |
| placid | still, calm, tranquil |
| profligate | wasteful, careless |
| puissant | strong, mighty, potent |
| querulous | peevish, fretful |
| recondite | complicated, difficult to grasp |
| retinue | escort, suite |