| Kindred | one's family and relations, similar in kind; related |
| Mortify | cause to feel embarrassed |
| Coalesce | come together to form one mass or whole |
| Incensed | very angry, enraged |
| Iconoclastic | criticizing or attacking cherished beliefs or institutions |
| Prolix | using or containing too many words |
| Long-winded | continuing at tedious length |
| Explicit | stated clearly in detail with no room for confusion |
| Acute | to an intense or severe degree; sharp, sharp-witted |
| Mitigate | make less severe |
| Obsolete | No longer produced or used, outdated |
| Disparate | Essentially different in kind, not able to be compared |
| Quotidian | of or occurring everyday, daily |
| Staple | main or important element of something |
| herald | a person or thing that is viewed as a sign for something is going to happen |
| Panacea | A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases |
| Harbinger | Herald, a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of others |
| Perfunctory | Carried out without real interest |
| Forfeit | Lose or be deprived of as a penalty of wrong-doing |
| Efficacy | the ability to produce the desired result |
| Shrewd | having or showing sharp judgement, sharp cold weather |
| Canny | showing shrewdness especially in business or money matters |
| run-of-the-mill | lacking special aspects; ordinary |
| Revere | feel deep respect or admiration |
| Ignominious | deserving or causing public disgrace or shame |
| Debacle | a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco |
| Ludicrous | foolish, unreasonable, out of place |
| Fiasco | complete failure especially in a ludicrous and humiliating way |
| Redemption | the action of being saved from a sin or evil; the action of gaining possession of something in exchange of money or clearing a debt |
| Sanguine | optimistic or positive especially in a bad or difficult situation |
