| assuaged | lessened, eased |
| piety | devotion to religion |
| taciturn | quiet, untalkative, |
| vapid | dull |
| malevolent | hateful, wishing evil |
| predilection | preference, partiality |
| nebulous | hazy, vague |
| foray | raid for plunder |
| indigenous | native to |
| entailment | obligation, debt |
| vexations | irritations, annoyances |
| iniquities | injustices |
| contemptuous | scornful, despicable |
| fractious | quarrelsome, irritable |
| judiciously | wisely |
| disapprobation | disapproval |
| auspicious | promising |
| arbitrated | decided, determined |
| tacit | implied,unspoken,silent |
| honed | sharpened |
| ascertaining | making certain, discovering |
| aberrations | devations from the norm |
| perpetrate | bring about, commit crime |
| perplexity | uncertainty, bewilderment |
| ingenuous | naive, innocent |
| analogous | similar, comparable |
| provocation | incitement, inducement |
| obstreperous | unruly |
| invective | insult, abusive language |
| rudiments | beginnings, basics |
| articulate | expressive |
| apoplectic | excited |
| umbrage | offense, resentment |
| rectitude | righteousness |
| interdict | restraint,prohibition |
| palliation | comfort, consolation |
| altercation | argument, quarrel |
| austere | stern, strict |
| infalliable | incapable of error, dependable |
| placid | calm |
| succint | brief, concise |
| acquiescence | acceptance, agreement |
| aggregation | group, collection, total |
| encumbered | hinder, burden |
| subpoena | summons to court |
| elucidate | clarify, explain |
| unobtrusive | hidden, inconspicuous |
| amiable | friendly, peaceable |
| litigant | person involved in a lawsuit |
| turbulent | rough, choppy |
| corroborating | confirming |
| gleaning | finding out, searching |
| acriminous | bitter, harsh, sarcastic |
| benignly | favorably, graciously |
| tenet | belief, doctrine |
| complacently | self satisfactory, contended |
| ambidextrous | right and left handed |
| mollified | appeased, calmed down |
| volition | choice, will |
| expunge | erase, delete |
| impudent | rude, disrespectful |
| temerity | recklessness |
| feral | wild, untamed |
| furtive | sneaky, tricky |
| adamant | stubborn, insistent |
| squalid | filthy, dirty |
| duress | stress |
| demise | death |
| recluse | hermit |
| spurious | fake,false |
| radical | extreme, very different |
| purloined | stole, robbed |
| irascible | bad-tempered |
| pinioned | winged, restrained |
| turmoil | commotion, confused |
| perforated | pierced with holes |
| eluded | avoided, escaped |