| Valor | Courage in face of danger |
| Unprecendented | Never done or known before |
| Stint | Inadequate amount of |
| Extrapolate | Estimate or conclude, extend the application to an unknown situation |
| Liability | Responsible, hinderence |
| Euphoric | Characterized by intense excitement or hapiness |
| Heterodox | Not confirming with orthodox standards |
| Fervent | Having or showing a passionate intensity |
| Gaffe | An unintentional act causing embarrassment |
| Painstaking | Careful, meticulous |
| Qualm | Uneasy feeling of doubt, worry or fear |
| Exonerate | Absolve from blame, release someone from |
| Implicit | Not directly expressed; absolute |
| Phlegmatic | Cool-headed, Having an unemotional and stolidly calm position |
| Propensity | Proclivity |
| Foment | Instigate, excite, initiate, stir up |
| Inviolate | Free or safe from injury or violation |
| Renege | Go back on a promise, to break a promise |
| Arresting | Striking, eye-catching |
| Obstinate | Stubborn, refusing to change |
| Vivacious | Lively, animated |
| Prodigious | Great in extent, size or degree; unnatural |
| Falter | Loose strength or momentum; move unsteadily or hesitantly |
| Intermittent | Sporadic, spasmodic |
| Allusive | Using or containing suggestions, not explicit |
| Glib | Fluent but insincere or shallow |
| Curb | A check or restraint on something |
| Lull | Calm or send to sleep, interval, make feel deceptively confident |
| Mettlesome | Full of spirit and courage |
| Astute | Sharp, shrewd, sharp-witted |
