- amelioration: The act of changing for the better
- amiable: Diffusing warmth and friendliness
- carping: Persistent petty and unjustified criticism
- cartographer: A person who makes maps
- desist: to stop or discontinue
- despondent: Without or almost without hope
- exorcism: eliminating demons
- expatriate: Move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad
- impromptu: unrehearsed and spontaneous
- inadvertent: Without intention
- lummox: An awkward stupid person
- ostentatious: Intended to attract notice and impress others
- precocious: characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity
- sanction: Give authority or permission to
- turpitude: A corrupt or depraved act or practice