| A | B |
|---|
| adjacent | next to |
| alight | to get down from |
| barren | not productive |
| disrupt | disturb |
| dynasty | powerful family |
| foretaste | sample or warning |
| germinate | to begin to grow |
| humdrum | boring |
| hurtle | rush violently |
| insinuate | to suggest or hint |
| interminable | endless |
| interrogate | ask questions |
| recompense | pay back |
| renovate | to repair |
| resume | a brief summary |
| sullen | silent or brooding |
| trickle | to flow or fall by drops |
| trivial | not important |
| truce | a pause in fighting |
| vicious | evil, bad |
| available | ready for use |
| cater | to satisfy the needs of |
| customary | usual |
| dissuade | to persuade not to |
| entrepreneur | a person starting a business |
| firebrand | troublemaker, burning wood |
| hazard | risk, peril |
| homicide | killing of a person |
| indifference | lack of interest |
| indignant | filled with resentment |
| indispensable | absolutely necessary |
| lubricate | grease or oil |
| mutual | shared |
| pelt | throw a stream of things |
| plague | easily spread disease |
| poised | balanced, calm |
| regime | a government power |
| retard | slow |
| transparent | able to see through |
| unscathed | not injured |
| animated | full of life |
| brood | family of young animals, unhappy |
| culminate | end |
| downright | absolutely, thoroughly |
| drone | lazy, buzz sound |
| goad | urge or drive on |
| indulge | give in to a wish |
| ingredient | mixture or formula |
| literate | able to read and write |
| loom | soar above, weaving machine |
| luster | shine, glitter |
| miscellaneous | varied, mixed |
| oration | public speech |
| peevish | cross, irritable |
| seethe | boil, foam |
| singe | to burn slightly |
| unique | one of a kind |
| upright | vertiacal, straight |
| verify | to confirm |
| yearn | to have a strong desire |
| alliance | a joining together for some common purpose |
| bewider | to puzzle completely, confuse |
| buffoon | a clown: a coarse, stupid person |
| controversial | arousing argument, dispute |
| dishearten | to discourage |
| fruitless | not producing the desired results, unsuccressful |
| hostile | unfriendly |
| inflammable | easily set on fire; easily angered |
| inflict | to give or cause something unpleasant |
| malignant | deadly extremely harmful |
| mortify | to hurt someone's feelings deeply |
| orthodox | in agrteement with established or generally accpeted beliefs |
| procure | to obtain through special effort |
| scurry | to obtain through special effort, to bring about |
| sodden | soaked with liquid or moisture |
| spirited | full of life and vigor |
| virtual | having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name |
| void | completely empty |
| wayward | disobedient, willful; unpredictable |
| wince | to draw back suddenly |
| anecdote | a short account of an incident in someone's life |
| consolidate | to combine |
| counterfeit | an imitation designed to deceive |
| docile | easily taught, led, or managed |
| dominate | to rule over by strength or power |
| entreat | to be, implore |
| fallible | capableof being wrong |
| fickle | liable to change very rapidly, erractic |
| fugitive | one who flees or runs away |
| grimy | very dirty |
| iota | a very small part or quantity |
| maul | to beat or knock about, handle roughly |
| potential | possible, able to happen |
| radiant | shining, bright |
| rural | relating to farm areas and life in the country |
| substantial | large, important |
| tactful | skilled in handling difficult situations or people |
| tamper | to interfere with |
| ultimate | last, final |
| uncertainty | doubt |
| anonymous | unnamed, |
| browse | to nibble |
| dupe | a person easily tricked or deceived |
| dynamic | active, energetic |
| eradicate | to root out, get rid of |
| frustrate | to prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire |
| grim | stern, merciless |
| inimitable | not capable of being copied or imitated |
| makeshift | a temporary substitute for something else; |
| marginal | in, at, or near the edge or margin |
| pending | waiting to be settled |
| prescribe | to order as a rule or course to be followed |
| preview | something seen in advance |
| prominent | standing out so as to be easily seen |
| quaint | odd or old fashioned in a pleasing way |
| reluctant | unwilling |
| snare | to trap, catch |
| scrimp | to handle very economically or stingily |
| utmost | greatest, highest |
| vengeance | punishment in return for an injury or a wrong |
