Meaning: Quiescent is something or someone dormant or in a period of inactivity.
Someone or something that is slow to move or act.
Example: It has been quiescent since 1566.
Synonyms: Inactive, Asleep, Deactivated, Dormant, Lethargic
Antonyms: Active, Engaged, Busy

Meaning: Demur is defined as to object or to delay.
Example: If your mother asks you to clean your room and you refuse, you demur.
Synonyms:Disagree, Hesitate, Vacillate, Waver
Antonyms: Accept, Agree, Aid, Approve

Meaning:The meaning of improvident is not thinking about the future, not providing for the future especially concerning money.
Example: Weak, self-indulgent, improvident, he had pursued a policy of opportunism to a fatal conclusion.
Synonyms: Careless, Spendthrift, Imprudent, Inconsiderate
Antonyms: Careful, Miserly, Provident, Thrifty

Meaning: Gumption is determination and courage.
People with gumption are determined and full of courage and common sense.
Example: You have no more gumption than a grasshopper.
Synonyms: Acumen, Cleverness, Savvy, Nerve
Antonyms: Ignorance, Stupidity, Idleness, Inanity

Meaning: Subvert is defined as to overthrow, destroy or undermine.
Example: She subverted my desire to participate in the competition.
Synonyms: Rebel, Destroy, Debase, Corrupt, Undermine
Antonyms: Aid, Improve, Purify, Repair