Paucity (adj.)

-scarce (lack of something) pauper (beggar.)

Allude (v.)

-Indirectly calling attention to something

Breuity (n.)

- concise. Blunt, brute.

Buttress (v.)

- to reinforce

Esoteric

intended to be understood by a small amount of people

Spurious

false, fake

Eschew

avoid

Enigma

mysterious

Belie

give a false impression of something

Engender

cause or give rise to

Attenuate

reduce strength

Misanthropic

disliking society

Desultory

lacking clear plan or enthusiasm

Cloying

excessively sweet

Innocuous

mild, unharmful

Contrived

brought about or created in trickery

Rudimentary

basic, unsophisticated

Truculent

eager or quick to argue

Cognizant

having knowledge of something through personal experience

Insipid

lacking flavor

Ostentatious

pretentious display, designed to impress

Temerity

excessive boldness

Nascent

just coming into existence and showing signs of future potential

Sagacious

wise, showing good judgment

Enigmatic

mysterious, difficult to understand

Embodied

exemplified by past societies

Seldom

rarely

Impartial

unbiased

Capitulate

surrender

Vacillate

waver between different opinions

Sustenance

sustaining life and providing nourishment

Empirical

based on observation

Exclusive

limited, restricted

Anachronistic

out of place in terms of chronology

Verisimilitude

appearance of being true or real

Tenuous

weak

Impenetrable

impossible to pass through

Habituate

become accustomed to something

Acclimate

become accustomed to new climate or conditions

Cursory

brief or superficial

Taciturn

reserved or uncommunicative in speech

Rebuttal

a response or defense against criticism

Pragmatic

dealing with things sensibly and realistically

Paradoxical

seemingly absurd or contradictory but possibly true

Mellifluous

pleasantly smooth and musical to hear

Juxtapose

to place side by side for comparison or contrast

Outmoded

old-fashioned, no longer in style

Idyllic

extremely happy, peaceful

Impugn

to criticize or challenge as lacking integrity

Harbinger

a sign or omen of what is to come

Elegant

sophisticated and graceful

Sycophant

a person who flatters someone powerful to gain advantage

Fastidious

very attentive to detail

Disparage

to speak in a way showing disapproval or disrespect

Diplomatic

skilled in dealing with sensitive matters or people

Pugnacious

eager to fight or argue

Intransigent

unwilling to change opinions

Destabilize

to make something unstable or undermine its strength

Magnanimous

generous and forgiving, especially toward a rival

Conundrum

a confusing and difficult problem or question

Ephemeral

lasting for a short time

Cogent

clear, logical

Coalesce

to come together to form a whole

Pernicious

harmful in a subtle way

Circumvent

to find a way around an obstacle

Meretricious

attractive but lacking real value

Laconic

brief

Cacophony

a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

Bombastic

using extravagant or overblown language to impress

Sanctioned

approved

Elusive

difficult to find or catch

Augment

to increase or enlarge

Espoused

adopted or supported

Ameliorate

to make a situation better or more tolerable

Vex

- to annoy

Aromatic

something pleasant