Additional Words - Negative

ambiguous

unclear, open to multiple interpretations

antithetical

directly opposing

conventional

traditional, what has always been done (SAT negative meaning)

cursory, ephemeral, transitory, fleeting

very brief, lasting for short amount of time

debacle

fiasco, disastrous situation

detrimental

harmful

disparity (adj. disparate)

difference, gap

equivocal

uncertain, open to multiple interpretations (no clear answer)

exacerbate

to make worse

haphazard

careless, random

immutable

unable to be changed

hinder, impede, inhibit, preclude

prevent, block

impenetrable, indecipherable

incomprehensible

inconsequential, peripheral, trivial

unimportant

misconstrue

misunderstood

nebulous

unclear (literally “cloudy”)

obdurate, obstinate

stubborn

ominous

threatening

orthodoxy

accepted theory or way of doing things

tenuous

weak

thwart

block, prevent (plan or outcome)

vacillate, waver

be indecisive, go back and forth