adjacent
near, next to
adversity
hardship, difficulty, misfortune
prohibit
to forbid, prevent
docile
obedient, easily led, tame
circumspect
cautious
futile
useless, hopeless, pointless
skeptic
one who doubts
relinquish
to give up, surrender
intrepid
fearless, adventurous
malaise
vague feeling of discomfort
shrewd
clever, cunning
integrity
honesty, righteousness
bolster
to support, give a boost to
ignorant
lacking knowledge; uneducated or unsophisticated
inveterate
habitual, natural
zealous
enthusiastic, eager, earnest, devoted
scrutiny
close examination
mediate
to act as a negotiator between opposing sides in a conflict, to help settle an argument
benevolent
kind, generous, compassionate
perfunctory
showing little enthusiasm, done as duty
pragmatic
practical, useful, sensible
euphoria
great happiness
surmise
to come to a conclusion without certain supporting evidence, to guess/hypothesize
charismatic
having a charming personality
deleterious
harmful