1. Acquittal: (n) the judgment of a jury or judge that a person is not guilty of a charge or accusation.
2. Assert: (v) to state or express positively; to affirm; to defend or maintain (one’s rights, for example); to express oneself forcefully or boldly.
3. Condescend: (v) to agree to do something one regards as beneath one’s rank or dignity; to deal with people in a patronizing or superior manner.
4. Contemptuous: (adj) showing or feeling contempt, scorn, or disdain; scornful.
5. Elite: (n) the best or most skilled members of a given social group; a small and privileged group. (adj) of or suitable for a select or high status group.
6. Evolve: (v) to develop or achieve gradually; to work out; to devise; to achieve evolutionary change; to undergo change and development.
7. Fortitude: (n) strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage.
8. Inarticulate: (adj) said without the use of normal words or syllables; incomprehensible as speech or language; unable to speak; speechless.
9. Mentor: (n) a wise and trusted counselor or teacher. (v) to wisely counsel new or young members of a group.
10. Notoriety: (n) the quality or condition of being notorious; fame, usually in a bad sense.

1. Analogy: (n) correspondence in some respects between things otherwise dissimilar; a form of logical inference; a form of logical inference, or an instance of it, based on the assumption that if two things are known to be alike in some respects, then they must be alike in other respects.
2. Antiquity: (n) ancient times, especially the times before the Middle Ages; the quality of being old or ancient; considerable age; something, such as an object or a relic, from ancient times.
3. Electorate: (n) a body of qualified voters; the territory of an elector of the Holy Roman Empire.
4. Ethical: (adj) of, relating to, or dealing with ethics; being in accordance with the accepted principles that govern the conduct of a profession.
5. Excerpt: (n) a passage or segment taken from a longer work. (v) to select or use material from a longer work.
6. Heresy: (n) an opinion or doctrine at variance with established religious beliefs; a controversial or unorthodox opinion or doctrine; as in politics, philosophy, or science; adherence to such an opinion.
7. Paternal: (adj) relating to or characteristic of a father or fatherhood; fatherly; received or inherited from a father; related through one’s father.
8. Pauper: (n) one who is extremely poor; one living on or eligible for public charity.
9. Posthumous: (adj) occurring or continuing after one’s death; published after a writer’s death; born after the death of a father.
10. Prophetic: (adj) of, belonging to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophesy; foretelling events, as if by divine inspiration.

1. Affiliate: (v) to adopt or accept as a member, subordinate, or branch; to associate (oneself) as a member, subordinate, or employee; to become closely connected with. (n) a person or organization associated with another as a subordinate, subsidiary, or member.
2. Ecstatic: (adj) marked by or expressing ecstasy; being in a state of ecstasy; enraptured; overjoyed.
3. Encumbered: (v) put a heavy load on; burdened; hindered or impeded the action or performance of; burdened with legal or financial obligations.
4. Invariably: (adv) constantly; unchangeably.
5. Plausible: (adj) seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible; giving a deceptive impression of truth, acceptability, or reliability.
6. Pompous: (adj) marked by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; pretentious; full of high-sounding phrases; ceremonious.
7. Portly: (adj) comfortably stout, fat; corpulent.
8. Proximity: (n) the state, quality, sense, or fact of being near or next to; closeness.
9. Rejuvenate: (v) to restore to youthful vigor or appearance; make young again; to restore to an original or new condition.
10. Unprecedented: (adj) never done or known before.

1. Ascertain: (v) to discover or find out with certainty, as through examination or experimentation.
2. Atrocious: (adj) extremely evil or cruel; monstrous; exceptionally bad; abominable.
3. Compassion: (n) deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it.
4. Composure: (n) a calm or tranquil state of mind; self-possession.
5. Deteriorate: (v) to diminish or impair in quality, character, or value; to grow worse; to weaken or disintegrate; decay.
6. Insipid: (adj) lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; lacking qualities that excite, stimulate, or interest; dull.
7. Lament: (v) to express grief for or about; mourn; to regret deeply; to grieve audibly; wail; to express sorrow or regret. (n) a feeling or expression of grief; a song or poem expressing deep grief or mourning.
8. Loathe: (v) to dislike someone or something greatly; hate.
9. Painstaking: (adj) marked by or requiring great pains; careful and diligent. (n) careful or diligent work or effort.
10. Repress: (v) to hold back by a voluntary act; to put down; to take repressive action.

1. Axiom: (n) a self-evident or universally recognized truth; an established rule, principle, or law; a principle that is accepted as true without proof as the basis for an argument.
2. Compatible: (adj) capable of existing or performing in harmonious, agreeable, or congenial combination; able to get along.
3. Compliance: (n) the act of complying with a wish, request, or demand; a tendency to yield to the will of others.
4. Inanimate: (adj) not having the qualities associated with active, living organisms; not animated or energetic; dull.
5. Indestructible: (adj) impossible to destroy.
6. Innate: (adj) possessed at birth; inborn; possessed as an essential characteristic; inherent; of, or produced by the mind rather than learned through experience.
7. Mutable: (adj) capable of or subject to change or alteration; prone to frequent change; inconstant.
8. Perception: (n) the process, act, or faculty of perceiving or becoming aware through any of the senses; the effect of product of perceiving.
9. Prevalent: (adj) widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted, or practiced.
10. Recourse: (n) the act or an instance of turning or applying to a person or thing for aid or security; one that is turned to or applied to for aid or security.

1. Encompass: (v) to form a circle or ring around; to surround; to enclose; to include; to accomplish; to achieve.
2. Implacable: (adj) impossible to placate or appease; relentless.
3. Incentive: (n) something, such as a reward or punishment, that induces action or motivates effort. (adj) serving to induce or motivate.
4. Militant: (adj) fighting or warring; having a combative character; aggressive, especially on behalf of a cause. (n) a militant person or party.
5. Pivotal: (adj) being of vital importance; crucial.
6. Postulate: (v) to make claim for; to demand; to assume or assert the truth, reality, or necessity of, especially as a basis for an argument; to take for granted. (n) something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted; a fundamental element; a basic principle.
7. Retribution: (n) something deserved; something given or demanded in repayment, especially punishment.
8. Stringent: (adj) imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe; constricted; tight; characterized by scarcity of money, credit restrictions, or other financial strain.
9. Transcend: (v) to pass beyond the limits of; to be greater than, as in intensity or power; to exist above and independent of (material experience or the universe).
10. Transitory (adj) existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary.

1. Autonomy: (n) the condition or quality of being autonomous or not controlled by others or by outside forces; self-government or the right of self-government; a self-governing state, community, or group.
2. Besiege: (v) to surround with hostile forces; to crowd around; to cause to feel distressed or worried.
3. Devastation: (n) destruction; desolation.
4. Inclement: (adj) stormy; showing no clemency; unmerciful.
5. Latitude: (n) the angular distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees; freedom from normal restraints, limitations, or regulations; extent; breadth.
6. Perseverance: (n) steady persistence in adhering to a course of action, a belief, or a purpose; steadfastness.
7. Precarious: (adj) dangerously lacking in security or stability; subject to chance or unknown conditions; based on uncertain, unwarranted, or unproved premises.
8. Vulnerable: (adj) susceptible to physical or emotional injury; susceptible to attack; open to censure or criticism; liable to succumb, as to persuasion or temptation.
9. Wane: (v) to decrease gradually in size, amount, intensity, or degree; to decline; to approach an end; to exhibit a decreasing illuminated area from full moon to new moon.
10. Wreak: (v) to inflict vengeance or punishment upon a person; to express or gratify anger, malevolence, or resentment; to bring out; to cause.