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2.  adjective  forcing rigid conformity  Synonyms: unyielding, inflexible, unbending, drastically rigid, ruthlessly rigid, stringent (STRIN junt)

3.  from Procrustes, mythical robber of Attica who seized travelers, tied them to his bed, and either stretched their limbs or lopped of their legs to make them fit it.  The name is Greek prokrouein "to beat out, stretch out," from pro- "before" + krouein "to strike."

4.  Verb  defame, speak ill of, attack the reputation of  Synonyms: belittle, discredit, slander, disparage (dis PAR ij)

5.  Latin denigrare "to blacken, defame,"  from de- "completely" + nigr-, stem of niger "black"

6.  adjective  commonplace, dull, uninspired  Synonyms: humdrum, uninteresting, ordinary, monotonous, mundane (mun DANE)

7.  Latin prosa "prose.”  Meaning "having the character of prose (in contrast to the feeling of poetry)" is 1746; extended sense of "ordinary" is 1813

8.  adjective  easily managed, controlled, or taught; gentle; submissive  Synonyms: obedient, manageable, amendable (uh MEN duh bul)

9.  Italian or French docile, from Latin docilis "easily taught," from docere “teach”

10.  Verb*  refuse to deal with as a means of protest and persuasion  Synonyms: reject, ban, exclude, ostracize (OS truh size)  *can also be a noun, as in we are organizing a boycott.

11.  Irish Land League ostracism of Capt. Charles C. Boycott (1832-1897), land agent of Lough-Mask in County Mayo, who refused to lower rents for his tenant farmers when their crops failed.  Quickly adopted by newspapers in languages as far afield as Japanese (boikotto). The family name is from a place in England.

12.  Aster – Star o Asteroid  Fer – To Carry o transfer  Fug – to flee/run away o Fugitive  Terr – to frighten o terrorize  Contra – against o Contradict