Words

diminish in strength or quality

understood by only a small group

just beginning to exist

capable of two interpretations

powerless; impotent

humiliate

outgrowth; consequence

not able to be understood; impenetrable; enigmatic

lacking in vitality; dull

freedom from normal restraints or regulations

make less severe or painful

ponder

elaborately and heavily ornamented

particular manner of speaking

precise, neat, or proper to the point of affectation; stiffly formal