1. Rash, impulsive • impetuous

2. Theory requiring proof • hypothesis

3. outstanding exemplary

4. Guilt diminishing • extenuating

5. Flushed, ornate • florid

6. lucky • fortuitous

7. Pleasure seeker • hedonist

8. thrifty • frugal

9. Overused, cliched • hackneyed

10. Arrogant, condescending • haughty

11. Motionless; non-reactive • inert

12. To oppress a race or group of people because of ethnicity or religion • persecute

13. A statement of beliefs or set of principles • creed

14. Strong, effective or powerful; exerting persuasion, influence, or force • potent

15. A fortress or strongly fortified building in or near a city, used as a place of refuge • citadel

16. Something which has qualities that seem to contradict each other • paradox

17. Punishment that is inflicted in return for a wrong • vengeance

18. dread • apprehension

19. Ill feeling toward something or somebody • resentment

20. Opinion or claim stated in the course of an argument • contention

21. Difficult to deal with or overcome • formidable

22. Invoke supposed supernatural powers; influence with spells • conjure

23. Too eager to obey subservient

24. Insincere or feigned behavior • pretense

25. Great in amount, size or extent • prodigious

26. Dissenting minority with a larger group • faction

27. To cause severe mental or physical distress to the body • afflict

28. Fear or uneasiness about a future event • trepidation