All terms in this list:

enunciation: Mode of utterance or pronunciation, especially as regards fullness and distinctness or articulation; as, to speak with a clear or impressive enunciation.

tentative: Uncertain; subject to future change.

acquiesce: To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or agree to to give in to

curtail: To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to cut short.

oblivious: Lacking awareness; unmindful.

podium: A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit

cynical: of or related to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.

obliterate: To remove completely, leaving no trace; to wipe out; to destroy.