Dowdy
Unfashionable, Frumpish, Dull (Adjective).
Acquisition
Accession, Possession, A Corporate Purchase (Noun).
Retrospect
Looking back, Hindsight (Noun).
Paradoxical
Contradictory, Incongruous, Inconsistent (Adjective).
Unwavering
Resolute, Steadfast, Firm (Adjective).
Immutable
Unchangeable, Fixed, Rigid (Adjective).
Stodgy
Boring, Dull, Uninteresting (Adjective).
Empirical
Experiential, Verifiable, First-Hand (Adjective).
Instantaneous
Immediate, Prompt, On-the-spot (Adjective).
Capitulate
Surrender, Yield, Give up (Verb).
Patrician
Elite, Aristocratic – an allusion to Roman history (Adjective).
Rendition
Interpretation, Presentation – of an idea, text, music, etc. (Noun).
Vanquished
Conquered, Trounced, Annihilated (Adjective).
Jurisprudence
Theoretical discourses of Law (Noun).
Bemoan
Lament, Deplore, Bewail (Verb).
Adulation
Admiration, Worship, Reverence (Noun).
Prescient
Prophetic, Visionary, Farsighted (Adjective).
Vigorous
Robust, Healthy, Powerful (Adjective).
Manifestation
Display, Demonstration, Exhibition (Noun).
Inadequacy
Deficiency, Shortcoming (Noun).
Intrinsically
Essentially, Truly, Basically (Adverb).
