Dubious means uncertain, skeptical, doubtful, questionable.

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Singular means unique, special, remarkable, exceptional.

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Sanctimonious means phony holy, exaggerated religious feeling, hypocritical devotion or piousness, often "holier than thou".

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To preempt is to supercede, to replace by prior arrangement.

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Frenetic means frantic or frenzied, it describes how one acts when both desperately rushed and disorganized.

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Immutable means unchangeable, permanent, steadfast.

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An affinity is a natural attraction or proclivity, a sense of kinship with something or someone, a strong sense of liking.

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Transient means on the move, just passing through, not staying long.

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To be vindictive means to be spiteful, vengeful, malicious, wanting to take revenge.

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Exigent means urgent, pressing, requiring immediate action.

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Facile means easily done, glib, lacking depth.

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A precedent is a something that comes before something else and serves as an example of or justification for it.

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Concord means harmony, agreement, a peaceful similarity of attitudes.

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Willful means headstrong, stubborn determined to have one's own way.

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To precipitate is to bring about, to set off, to cause to happen.

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Fauna refers to animals.

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Rigorous means exacting, strict, harsh, demanding of precision.

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Illicit means forbidden, illegal, improper, taboo.

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To reprove means to criticize or correct.

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To capitulate is to surrender, cave in to pressure, to collapse.

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Robust means strong, hardy, vigorous.

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To coalesce means to merge, to fuse, to blend together, to combine.

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To be superficial is to be shallow, concerned with only the obvious, not deep or probing.

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To scrutinize means to examine carefully, to study in detail.

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An aptitude is a natural ability, a talent, an inclination towards something that has not yet been mastered.

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To obfuscate means to make unclear, to darken or confuse, to muddle.

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Mundane means ordinary, routine, commonplace, not special, of this world, not of heaven; earthly.

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A harbinger is a forerunner, something that precedes something else and let's us know it is coming.

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Circumspect means cautious, guarded, vigilant.

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Approbation is praise, approval, admiration.

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Static means not moving, stationary, lacking movement or growth.

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Anarchy means lawlessness, the absence of government or authority; a state of chaos.

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Colloquial means informal, conversational, common.

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Hermetic means airtight or tightly sealed, unaffected by anything outside itself.

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Expedite means to facilitate, to help along, to speed the progress of, to make easier.

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Impervious means unable to be penetrated, and thus protected from being influenced or touched by an outside force.

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Apartheid is a rigid policy of racial segregation.

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To edify means to uplift, to benefit or instruct, especially morally.

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To fetter literally means to restrain, to shackle.

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A connoisseur is someone who has refined taste in a given area, someone whose experience with something has made him or her an expert.

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Compelling means forceful, having a powerful pull.

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A paradox is a self-contradiction.

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A despot is a tyrant, a king or dictator with absolute power who uses it oppressively.

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Erudite means scholarly, extremely learned, intellectual.

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To deprecate is to deplore, to express strong disapproval of.

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A vocation is a calling, a profession or business that one has a strong inclination toward.

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Auspicious means promising, boding well, heartening, encouraging.

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To languish means to experience prolonged inactivity in a way that weakens or depresses.

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Credulous means gullible, eager to believe, na�.

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Decorous means proper, dignified, in good taste, well-behaved, not offensive.