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ingratiate:
verb – to make oneself acceptable.
Amy was
constantly trying to ingratiate herself in hopes that her boss
hackneyed
: adjective – used too often; trite; commonplace. 
would notice and give her the promotion she desperately
The hackneyed décor made the café seem more like a chain
wanted.
restaurant rather than the trendy hotspot it purported to be.
innocuous
: adjective – harmless.
The bug looked big and
hedonist
: noun –
one who lives solely for pleasure.
Pai is
scary, but in reality, it was rather innocuous.
a haven for hedonists given its remote location and rampant
availability of drugs and alcohol.
insurgent
: noun – one who rises in revolt.
The insurgents
launched a debilitating assault on the capital.
heretic
: noun – a person who upholds religious doctrines
contrary to the established beliefs of his church.
Joan of
intemperate
: adjective – lacking in self-control.
John was

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Arc was considered a heretic because she supposedly saw
intemperate when it came to chocolate; he just could not
visions that contradicted the monarchy.
seem to stop eating it.
homogeneous
: adjective – similar; uniform in nature.
The
jargon
: noun –
the specialized vocabulary of members of
rabbits had been carefully breed to ensure they all had
a group. 
Most of the document was in the local jargon and
homogenous phenotypes. 
was not easily understood by outsiders. 
hyperbole
: noun – an exaggerated statement used as a
judicious
: adjective – wise; careful; showing sound judg-
figure of speech for rhetorical effect.
Although they were
ment; prudent.
The principal handled the complaint judi-
well aware that the motivational speaker’s speech was full
ciously, ensuring all parties had a chance to share their
of hyperbole, they were motivated by the deeper implications
version of the story and that all facts were considered
of the speaker’s rhetoric. 
carefully.