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Stubbornly unyielding
Adamant
100
Secret, known by a few
Arcane
100
Offensive
Blasphemous
100
Abrupt, snappy
Curt
100
Old, run down
Dilapidated
200

A hostile, threatening, or negative thing becoming less intense 

Abate
200
To scold or criticize
Berate
200

A jarring, unpleasant noise

Cacophony 
200
Facetious 

Witty, humorous

200
To stray from the topic
Digress
300

Too old to be fashionable or useful

Antiquated
300
Unexpected, unplanned
Awry
300
To be satisfied with something
Complacent
300

To erase, eliminate completely

Expunge
300
Evade or escape
Elude
400

To solemnly renounce

Abjure
400

Critical; tending to blame others

Censorious 
400
Language used in an everyday manner
Colloquial OR Vernacular 
400
To imitate (hint: the answer rhymes)
Emulate
400
BONUS: 5 extra points
Wooo
500
Pretentious, extravaggant
Bombastic
500
Severely destructive
Cataclysmic 
500
Distress, anxiety
Consternation
500
To take up, support a cause
Espouse
500

A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument.

Demagogue