abhor

(v) To feel an intense dislike for

(v) To consider to be unworthy of one's consideration

affidavit

(n) A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement

(n) Evidence establishing a fact or the truth of a statement

avarice

(n) An excessive or inordinate desire for wealth, possessions or power

caveat

(n) A warning, typically in the form of cautionary advice

(n) A stern reprimand or admonition

complacency

(n) A state of being unaware of upcoming trouble, particularly due to self-satisfaction

(n) A state of happiness and satisfaction

covert

(adj) Done or kept in secret or in a clandestine manner

(adj) Placed or standing away from view

demure

(adj) Reserved, or shy and fond of being on one's own

disseminate

(v) To spread or distribute within an area, space or population

(v) To communicate a message or information to a wide audience

(v) To broadcast or air a signal or program

encumber

(v) To burden or load with

(v) To impede the work or progress of

expedite

(v) To facilitate or accelerate the progress of

(v) To move or run away quickly

forsake

(v) To abandon or leave behind

(v) To renounce, discard, or give up

heresy

(n) A controversial or unorthodox opinion or belief held by a member of a group

(n) Rebelliousness or disobedience to authority, control or convention

impromptu

(adj) Done without being planned or rehearsed

(adj) Put together at short notice

inductive

(adj) Involving deduction of theories from fact

(adj) Characterized by or capable of clear, sound reasoning

innate

(adj) Characteristic of a particular person or thing

(adj) Having from birth (or as if from birth) a certain quality or character

mitigate

(v) To make (something bad) less severe or serious

(v) To present or portray as less important or consequential

(v) To fix, correct, revise or improve

perceptive

(adj) Showing, or indicative of, good insight or judgment

(adj) Having or displaying an appreciation of the feelings of others

pretext

(n) A false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason

(n) A cunning trick or dishonest act with the intent to deceive

requisite

(n) A thing that is necessary for the achievement of a specified end

(adj) Enough to meet a need or purpose

straitlaced

(adj) Affectedly proper, or formal, and rather prudish