Scuttled – run hurriedly or secretively with short quick steps.
Compendium -- a collection of concise but detailed information
about a particular subject, especially in a book or other publication. Bolster – support or strength Tweaked - improve (a mechanism or system) by making fine adjustments to it. Extrapolation - the action of estimating or concluding something by assuming that existing trends will continue, or a current method will remain applicable. Toppled - overbalance or cause to overbalance and fall. Embolden - give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something. Coup - a sudden, violent, and unlawful seizure of power from a government. Putsch - a violent attempt to overthrow a government, a coup. Putschist - a person who takes part in a putsch. Dupe – trick, deceive. Ubiquitous – present, appearing, or found everywhere. Scepticism - doubtfulness Veritable – actual, for real, genuine Inchoate - just begun and so not fully formed or developed. Recrimination - an Acquisition in response to one from someone else Reticent - Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily. Castigate - Scold, criticize. Rhetorical - the art of speaking or writing effectively. Tyrannical - exercising power in a cruel way Belch – bring up the air, like a burp. unfathomable - incapable of being fully explored or understood; impossible to measure the extent of cataclysm - a large-scale and violent event in the natural world; disaster, calamity, tragedy conflagration – extensive fire predicament - a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation. Impediment - a hindrance or obstruction in doing something. Ambivalence - the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone. stemmed from - to be caused by (something or someone proverbial – well-known, common. Eccentric - a person who behaves in odd or unusual ways. Queer – strange, odd Legibility - the quality of being clear enough to read. Influx - an arrival or entry of large numbers of people or things Pedant - a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning. Fallible - capable of making mistakes or being wrong. Nuanced - characterized by subtle shades of meaning or expression. Connote - (of a word) imply or suggest. Contend – Struggle Obliterate - destroy utterly; wipe out. Obscure - not discovered or known about; uncertain. Peculiar - different to what is normal or expected; strange. Caprice - a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior. Penchant - a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something. Taciturn - (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little. Contentious - causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial. Ameliorate - make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better. Vigour - physical strength and good health. Bolstered - provided with padded support. Extemporaneity - done or said without any preparation or thought. Luminary - a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere. (Inspirational leader) Succumb - to lose the determination to oppose something, or to give up and accept something that you first opposed. Judder - shake and vibrate rapidly and with force. Condone – accept. Blatant - (of bad behavior) done openly and unashamedly. Unprecedented – never done or known before Entail - involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence. Nuance - characterized by subtle shades of meaning or expression. Defiance – refusal to obey something or someone. Intrinsic – belonging naturally, essential. Affluent - having a great deal of money; wealthy. Detrimental – tending to cause harm. Persecute - subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation or their political beliefs. Acquiescence - the reluctant acceptance of something without protest. Paradigm - a typical example or pattern of something Sanguine - cheerful, hopeful, and confident about the future Quixotic - extremely idealistic; unrealistic and impractical. Dystopian - relating to or denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice. Moribund - no longer effective and about to come to an end completely. Articulation - the formation of clear and distinct sounds in speech. Concordantly - in a way that agrees with other facts or is based on the same principles as something else. Holistic – a belief that the parts of something are interconnected and can be explained only by reference to the whole. Pulsating - characterized by a strong regular rhythm, throbbing. Deference – polite submission and respect. Proclivity - a tendency to choose or do something regularly. Albeit – though. Invasive - tending to spread very quickly and undesirably or harmfully. Spurred – trigger, propel. Virulent - (of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects. Concoction - a mixture of various ingredients or elements. Suffice – be enough or adequate. Reiterate - say something again or a number of times, typically for emphasis or clarity. Vignette - a brief vivid description. Amiss - not quite right; inappropriate or out of place. Imbue - inspire or permeate with (a feeling or quality). Attune - make receptive or aware. Bolster – support or strengthen. Anonymity - the condition of being anonymous. Gruelling - extremely tiring and demanding. Coveted - greatly desired or envied. Augment - make (something) greater by adding to it; increase. Entrenched - firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change Winnow - blow a current of air through (grain) in order to remove the chaff. Spatial - relating to or occupying space. Confabulate – to talk informally Introspective – self – analyzing. Ensuing - occurring afterward or as a result. Severity - The fact or condition of being severe. Conglomerate – Mixture, Combination, aggregate. Ambivalence - The state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone. Reimburse - Repay. Compensate. Hermit - A person living in solitude as a religious discipline. Loner. Mitigate – make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful. Scoffed - Speak to someone about something in scornfully derisive or mocking. Rumination - Deep consideration, thought about something. Punitive - inflicting or intended as punishment. Disciplinary. Circumvent – find a way around (an obstacle) Despondent - in low spirits from loss of hope or courage. Horrendous - extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or terrible. Fetishism - A fetish is an object believed to have supernatural powers, or in particular, a human-made object that has power over others. Charm. Elicit - evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone. Anthropomorphize - attribute human characteristics or behavior to (a god, animal, or object). Diminutive - extremely or unusually small. Fetishize - make (something) the object of a sexual fetish. Maladaptive - not adjusting adequately or appropriately to the environment or situation. Relinquishment - the act of giving up something such as a responsibility, claim, or possession Rehome - find a new home for (a pet).