2futile
completely ineffective; serving no useful purpose
3conflate
to bring together; blend
4jettison
to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering
5autonomy
the quality or state of being self-governing
6banal
lacking originality, freshness, or novelty; trite
7disabuse
to free from error, misconception, or fallacy
8allegory
a symbolic representation
9beatific
a state of utmost bliss; having a blissful appearance
10innate
existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth; belonging to the essential nature of something
11stalwart
adj.: marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit; n: an unwavering partisan
12stridently
sounding harsh, forceful, and unpleasant
13iconoclast
a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
14latent
present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
15manifest
to make evident or certain by showing or displaying
16transcendent
extending or lying beyond the limits of ordinary experience; exceeding usual limits
17disconcerted
to throw into confusion
18eclat
ostentatious display; brilliant or conspicuous success
19aversion
a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it; a settled dislike
20wont
adj.: accustomed to, inclined to; n.: habitual way of doing
21importune
to press or urge with troublesome persistence
22arduous
hard to accomplish or achieve; difficult; marked by great labor or effort
23ephemeral
lasting a very short time
24capitulate
to cease resisting; to surrender
25affectation
the act of taking on or displaying an attitude or mode of behavior not natural to oneself or not genuinely felt; an unnatural form of behavior meant especially to impress others
26affinity
an attraction to or liking for something
27expiation
the act of extinguishing the guilt incurred by something; the act or process of making atonement for something
28decorous
marked by propriety and good taste
29vicissitude
a favorable or unfavorable event or situation that occurs by chance : a fluctuation of state or condition
30magnanimity
the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
31loath
unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking