| A | B |
|---|
| wellspring | source or supply of anything |
| flay | strip off the skin;scold harshly |
| myopic | lacking tolerance;nearsighted |
| travesty | imitate grotesquely |
| banish | to exile |
| taciturn | inclined to silence |
| vortex | spiral motion that draws in |
| castigate | to punish severely |
| pragmatic | practical |
| escapade | reckless adventure |
| ravage | do ruinous damage |
| empirical | provable by experience |
| palaver | talk intended to charm |
| incarcerate | imprison |
| scant | barely sufficient in amount |
| hegira | a flight to escape danger |
| abscond | leave quickly to avoid arrest |
| prolific | producing abundant works |
| maelstrom | violent or turbulent situation |
| impound | to confine within limits |
| loquacious | talkative |
| jackanapes | whippersnapper |
| eulogize | to praise highly |
| resilient | ability to recover readily |
| calumny | false statement made to slander |
