"The Mind is a Formidable Jailer" Vocabulary

pathological

Adjective; caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition

sadistic

Adjective; deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others

compliant

Adjective; disposed to act in accordance with someone's wishes

evaluative

Adjective; exercising or involving careful appraisals

disparaging

Adjective; expressive of low opinion

perfunctory

Adjective; hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

symbiotic

Adjective; organisms living together, especially to mutual advantage

pervasive

Adjective; spreading or spread throughout

recalcitrant

Adjective; stubbornly resistant to authority or control

insidious

Adjective; working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

inextricably

Adverb; in a manner incapable of being disentangled or untied

arbitrarily

Adverb; in a random manner

deviant

Noun; a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable

aggrandizement

Noun; the act of increasing the prestige or power of something

vilify

Verb; spread negative information about