A's for all
Shorten or condense, particularly a written work
Abridge
Plotting; of a cunning but malicious nature; employing a strategy loose on ethical practices
Devious
A maze or confusing structure
Labrynth
To make something the subject of comedy or ridicule; to parody or satirize
Lampoon
Person who establishes an organization or movement
Founder
Similar or related to
analogous
Excessive pride or confidence, often leading to ruin or downfall
Contradictory; puzzle; a statement that seems should be false but is actually true
Paradox
Patronize
Teaching or belief; a principle or policy
Doctrine
To grow less in intensity, degree, or force
Abate
Gentle in disposition or character; not malignant or harmful
Benign
Idiosyncrasy
Someone who is reluctant to believe what is presented
Skeptic
Profound
Not concrete or tangible; conceptual
Abstract
Harmful, especially to one's health or well-being
Deleterious
Quiet; of few words
Taciturn
Based on assumptions or hypotheses; a theory
Hypothetical
To move someone to act by persuasion; conclude through inductive reasoning, to cause
Induce
Difficult to understand; obscure
Abstruse
Chemically inactive; without power or potency
Inert
Unable to be moved or stopped; relentless
Inexorable
To represent; also to create a good or bad impression; also to think seriously about
Reflect
To stop or put an end to or minimize; to vanquish or suppress
Quell