eschew
avoid, escape
ancillary
something in addition to main part or function, secondary or subsequent
expatriate
leave ones country
impetus
catalyst
efflorescence
flowering, manifesting
reproach
disgrace; expression of rebuke
morass
sticky situation; overwhelmed mass; marsh
sanguine
confident, hopeful
ephemeral
lasts a short time
egregious
notably bad
precept
law
enmity
unfriendly feeling
veracity
accuracy
acrimony
harsh, biting disposition
imperial
country increases power by controlling others
cloister
monastery or convent
pleiotropic
having multiple effects
pundit
knowledgeable media figure
ostensible
plausible, but not necessarily true