| Intransigent | Unwilling or refuse to change one's views or to agree about something |
| Intrepid | Fearless, Adventurous(often used as humorous effect) |
| Rhetoric | The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing by exploiting the figures of speech |
| Loathe | Feel intense dislike or disgust for |
| Malign | Evil in nature; Speaking about someone in a critical manner |
| Malleable | Easily influenced, pliable; able to be hammered or pressed without breaking |
| Neophyte | A person who is new to a subject or activity; new convert to a religion |
| Plastic | Not genuine, artificial; Easily shaped or moulded |
| Disdain | The feeling of someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect |
| Platitude | A remark or statement with moral content that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful |
| Pristine | In its original condition, unspoilt |
| Reproach | Express to someone about disapproval of or disappointment in their actions, to scold for mistakes |
| Demonize | Portray as wicked and threatening |
| Abridged | Having been shortened |
| Antedated | Precede in time, come before something in date |
| Robust | Strong and healthy, vigorous, strong and rich flavor in smell |
| Salubrious | Healthy; Pleasant, not run-down |
| Sanction | Penalty; accepting or approving |
| Sedulous | showing dedication and diligence |
| Soporific | Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep |
| Stern | serious, severe, strict; person's bottom; rearmost end of a boat |
| Tendentious | Expressing or intending to promote a particular point or cause; showing bias towards a decision |
| Accentuate | make more noticeable, emphasize |
| Conjecture | An opinion or conclusion based on incomplete information |
| Convivial | Friendly, jovial, lively, enjoyable |
| Decadent | A state of cultural or moral decline |
| Evanescent | Soon passing out of sight, quickly fading or disappearing |
| Forestall | Act in advance |
| gainsay | deny or contradict |
| innocuous | not harmful or offensive |
