| Substantiate | Provide evidence to prove the truth |
| Retiring | Shy, to go on or off from a place |
| Distend | Swell, bulge, cause to swell |
| Ravage | Cause severe or extensive damage to |
| Sophistry | The use of clever but false arguments in order to deceive |
| Gauche | Unsophisticated or awkward, gawky |
| Deprecate | Express dissapproval |
| Affront | An action that cause outrage or offence, insult |
| Ominous | Getting an impression of something bad is going to happen |
| Detente | The easing of hostility |
| Outlandish | Looking or sounding bizarre |
| Imbroglio | Predicament, embarrassing situation |
| Nimble | Quick and light in movement |
| Prurient | Having or showing interest in sexual matters of others |
| Bawdy | Dealing with sexual matters in a comical way |
| Croon | Hum, sing or talk in a low soft voice |
| Aspersion | Defamation, an attack on the reputation of someone |
| Nadir | The lowest or most unsuccessful position |
| Dowdy | Unfashionable or unstylish in appearance |
| Echelon | A level or rank in an organization |
| Depose | Remove from office suddenly or forcefully |
| Apogee | A highest point in a development, climax |
| Ennui | Boredom, dissatisfaction, lack of excitement |
| Conviction | a firmly held belief, a quality of showing that one is convinced, someone is guilty of something offence |
| Conflagration | An extensive fire which destroys great land or property |
| Chagrin | Annoyance or distress at having failed |
| Contretemps | A minor dispute or disagreement |
| Commiserate | Express or feel sympathy |
| Zenith | The time at which something is powerful |
| Fulcrum | A thing that plays a central role in something, a support at which the lever turns |
