to qualify
to limit a statement
Cathartic
to cleanse or purify from negative emotions
reticent
not saying much
taciturn
not saying much(slightly negative connotation
garrulous
talking too much
gregarious
sociable personality
loquacious
talking a lot
circumspect
not revealing information or cautious
tactful
having the skill to always say the right thing at the right time
munificent
generous
miserly
not spending enough money
frugal
careful with money
magnanimous
generous
Scrooge
miserly…not spending enough money
spendthrift
wasting money
prodigal
spending too much money
deft
agile, having quickness and skill
adroit
deft, quick and skillful
gauche
clumsy
acute
sharp, often in a mental sense
acumen
smart
to ponder
to consider at some length
to ruminate on
to think about
pensive
thoughtful
to brood
to think about at great length
to dispel
get rid of in the sense of scattering
to dispute
argue against
to refute
to argue against an idea
to repudiate
to reject an idea or argument
to denounce
to speak out against
to disparage
to say bad things about
to bolster*
to support an argument
to crystallize
to clarify and unify
to synthesize
to bring together,unify,various ideas
to disseminate
to spread ideas
to coalesce
to come together
to dissent
to disagree
assent
agreement
ambivalent about
having multiple feelings about
ambiguous
unclear
to contravene
go against a rule
to flout
go against a rule openly
to defy
to go against a person in a position of authority
iconoclast
a person who breaks or goes against society’s rules
maverick
not doing what others do
idiosyncratic
individualistic
eccentric
not like others, an oddball
deferential
having the attitude of deferring to others; putting someone else on a higher plane of authority
orthodox
the right ideas
heretic
a person with different religious ideas to the norm
an injunction
a rule
to comply
go along with or obey a rule
compliant
tendency to comply
seminal
key
epitome
the top or perfect example of
quintessential
essential
Cruz
the center or essence of…(the crux of the problem is)