| A | B |
| abashed | (adj) embarrassed (uh-BASHD) |
| abate | (verb) to decrease |
| amenable | (adj) agreeable |
| arduous | (adj) extremely difficult; laborious (AHR-juh-wuhss) |
| auspicious | (adj) having favorable prospects (aw-SPI-shuhs) |
| brazen | (adj) shameless and bold; made of brass (BRAY-zin) |
| deleterious | (ad) subtly or unexpectedly harmful (del-i-TEER-ee-uhss) |
| ethereal | (adj) not earthly |
| heterogeneous | (adj) composed of unlike parts; different; doverse (he-tuh-RAH-jee-nee-uhss) |
| ignominy | (noun) disgrace; dishonor (IG-nuh-mi-nee) |
| inauspicious | (adj) having unfavorable prospects(in-aw-SPI-shuhs) |
| indefatigable | (adj) incapable of being tired (in-di-FA-ti-gu-buhl) |
| iniquity | (noun) a sin |
| lurid | (adj) harshly shocking |
| machinations | (noun) a conspiracy |
| malevolent | (adj) ill-willed |
| mirth | (noun) gaiety |
| mollify | (verb) to calm or make less severe (MAHL-uh-figh) |
| placidity | (n) calmness and serenity (pla-SI-di-tee) |
| repudiate | (verb) to reject as having no authority; renounce (ri-PYOO-dee-ayt) |
| repugnance | (noun) a strong dislike |
| scintillate | (verb) to sparkle or flash (SCIN-tuh-layt) |
| tumult | (n) an uproar; a state of confusion (TOO-muhlt) |
| vehemence | (noun) strength |
| vicissitude | (noun) a change or variation; ups and downs (vi-SI-si-tood) |
| HETERO | different |
| MAL | bad |
| AM/IM/AMOR | love |
| GEN | birth |
| PLAC | calm;please |