nouns
verbs
wild card
100

people used by others for selfish purposes

pawns

100

publicly recommend or support

advocate

100

done in an unceasingly intense or harsh way

relentlessly

200

an area of activity, interest, or influence

orbit

200

used unfairly for someone else's benefit

exploited

200

describing the destruction of the world

apocalyptic

300

a subtle difference in meaning, expression, or sound

nuance

300

prevent or obstruct an anticipated event by taking advance action

forestall

300

places or situations that foster development

Petri dishes

400

people who carefully and responsibly manage something entrusted to their care

steward

400

deliberately avoiding; abstaining from

eschewing

400

causing or characterized by emotional distress or tension

fraught

500

something considered to be complete nonsense

crock

500

criticized severely

excoriated

500

a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth

adage