| A | B |
|---|
| antagonism | state of being opposed to or hostile to another |
| ardent | warm or intense in feeling;passionate |
| arid | having little or no rainfall;very dry |
| assuage | to make less burdensome or painful;to ease or relieve |
| embellish | to decorate or improve by adding details;dress up |
| engender | to give rise to; to cause; to bring about |
| enigma | someone or something that is hard to figure out;a mystery |
| menagerie | a collection of animals that people can view |
| nostalgia | a bittersweet longing for things of the past |
| obliterate | to do away with completely;to destroy |
| atrophy | the wasting away of a body part,organ or tissue |
| aversion | a strong dislike for;repugnance |
| equivocate | to speak ambiguously (unclearly)in order to mislead or deceive |
| esoteric | intended for or understood by only a small group of people |
| eulogy | a speech or written tribute praising a person or thing, especially after death |
| obtrusive | intruding and offensive |
| officious | tp be sp excessively forward in offering service as to be annoying |
| onomatopoeia | the use of a sound or word that imitates or resembles what it stands for or describes |
| overt | not concealed, not hidden;open |
| scrupulous | conscientious;attentive to details |
