1
Q
theatrical; artificial
A
stagy
2
Q
sincerity, frankness, honesty
A
candor
3
Q
suffering, troubles; something bad to go through
A
tribulation
4
Q
more than necessary, unneeded
A
gratuitious
5
Q
the spirit of a culture or era, the beliefs they live by
A
ethos
6
Q
taking away weapons; reducing hostility, suspicion
A
disarming
7
Q
provokes reaction
A
provacative
8
Q
compete for something
A
vie/vying
