| deleterious |
harmful or injurious, as to health. |
| egotist |
a conceited person; braggart. |
| faction |
a group or party within, and often at odds with, a larger organization. |
| infallible |
incapable of error. |
| morass |
something that hinders passage or engulfs an unwary person. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| pessimist |
one who usually expects a bad outcome. |
| pessimistic |
feeling in a negative way about things; expecting the worst to happen. |
| platitude |
an overused, dull, or trivial remark; hackneyed expression; cliché. |
| seclusion |
the act of isolating or hiding away, or the condition of being isolated in this way. |
| subpoena |
in law, a formal written order summoning a witness to give testimony or requiring that specified evidence be submitted. |
| tenuous |
having little substance, support, or significance; flimsy; weak. |
| vibrant |
full of energy, life, or constant activity. |
| vicarious |
experienced through imagined participation in someone else's actions, sufferings, or the like. |
| wince |
to draw suddenly back or away from something painful or frightening. |