All terms in this list:

imply: to indicate or suggest without directly saying

rigid: Stiff, rather than flexible.
OR
Strict

innovator: a creator of new ideas

infer: To conclude by reasoning or deduction, to use clues to come to a conclusion

travesty: An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation

alleviate: To make less severe, as a pain or difficulty.

gist: The most essential part; the main idea or substance (of a longer or more complicated matter).

illustrious: highly distinguished; renowned; famous

rural: pertaining to less-populated, non-urban areas

authentic: not false or copied; genuine; real

sentiment: A general thought, feeling, or sense.

undeterred: not deterred or put off; undiscouraged

imperative: essential; absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable