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Abysmal

Extremely bad; appallingly poor

Acumen

sharpness of mind

Adversary

opponent; enemy

Affliction

state of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering

Antediluvian

Before the great flood, ancient

Antiquated

Old fashioned

Backslide

revert (to bad habits)

Belligerent

Aggressive, pugnacious

Beseech

To beg or implore

Bolster

To boost up or support

Burnish

To polish

Capricious

Mercurial, quick to change

Carping

petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble

Contempt

Disgust

Contentious

quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments

Curtail

To shorten, to truncate

Degradation

humiliation; debasement; degeneration

Dilapidated

falling to pieces; in a bad condition; ruined because of neglect

Disinclination

unwillingness

Disparate

Different, incompatible

Dissonance

discord

Distinction

honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination

Dissipate

To fade, to disappear gradually

Dolorous

Lachrymose, depressed

Expiate

To make up for, to make amends

Factious

Inclined to form factions; causing internal conflict

Fecund

Fertile, productive

Feasible

practical; able to be carried out; practicable

Flagrant

conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant; outrageous

Frenetic

frenzied; frantic

Garish

Flashy, overly colorful, ostentatious

Glut

To fill, to gorge

Habituate

accustom or familiarize; addict

Hamper

obstruct; prevent the free movement of

Impunity

Without fear of punishment or consequences

Incriminate

accuse of or implicate in a crime; serve as evidence against

Inconspicuous

not easily seen

Incorrigible

Unable to be changed

Indispensable

Necessary, required

Inert

inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act

Inexplicable

Impossible to explain

Inexorable

Unstoppable, relentless

Inimitable

matchless; not able to be imitated

Insinuate

hint slyly

Intrigue

make secret plans; plot; arouse the curiosity of

Intransigent

Stubborn, uncompromising

Malaise

uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health

Malapropos

inappropriate

Malleable

Easy to shape or influence

Meticulous

Extremely careful and precise

Narcissism

vanity; excessive concern with one's own appearance

Nebulous

Unclear, uncertain

Nonpareil

The best, one who is unequalled in excellence

Noxious

harmful

Nullify

To cancel

Oblivious

Unaware

Obfuscate

To make obscure or deliberately unclear

Pariah

Outcast

Partisan

one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party

Patronize

To be condescending to; to support or be a regular customer of

Penury

extreme poverty; stinginess

Perfidy

Betrayal

Portend

foretell; presage; be a sign or warning of

Porous

full of pores; like a sieve

Practicable

feasible

Primal

first in rank or importance; being first in time; original

Proscribe

To ban or prohibit something

Puerile

Childishly silly or immature

Rapprochement

restoration of friendly relations

Rapport

Connection, feeling of empathy

Reciprocity

mutual exchange

Reiterate

repeat

Reliance

Dependence

Reproach

to express disapproval or disappointment

Reprove

to mildly criticize

Repugnance

disgust; strong dislike; loathing

Retraction

removal; ‘taking back’

Reticence

reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence

Reverential

showing respect

Ridicule

To mock, to make fun of

Roguish

Dishonest or unprincipled, but also playfully mischievous

Rudimentary

elementary; basic

Sanction

approve; ratify

Sardonic

Sarcastic

Satiate

To satisfy, to sate

Sedulous

Hard working, industrious

Stolid

Unemotional, stoic

Stopgap

A temporary solution designed to meet an urgent need

Stupefy

stun; make numb; amaze

Tyrannical

Cruel, oppressive, or arbitrary exercise of power

Tangential

Off topic, irrelevant

Tenacious

Dogged, stubborn

Terse

concise; abrupt; pithy

Torpid

Lacking energy, enervated

Turncoat

Betrayer, traitor

Venerate

To respect

Verity

quality of being true; lasting truth or principle

Voluble

fluent; talkative; glib

Wont

habit or custom; habitual procedure