| A | B |
|---|
| nominal (adj) | being something in name only; trifling, insignificant |
| nominate (v) | to designate, appoint; propose as a candidate |
| nominee (n) | person who has been nominated |
| misnomer (n) | use of a wrong name |
| renown (n) | state of being widely acclaimed; fame |
| ignominious (adj) | disgraceful, shameful, dishonorable; humiliating |
| pronoun (n) | word in place of a noun |
| binomial (n) | mathematical expression of two terms |
| habitat (n) | dwelling place |
| habitant (n) | resident, inhabitant |
| cohabitate (v) | to live with, together |
| inhabit (v) | occupy, dwell in |
| inhibit (v) | restrain, forbid, prohibit from doing |
| prohibition (n) | act of forbidding by authority |
| ubiquitous (adj) | being everywhere, constantly encountered |
| omnipresent (adj) | ubiquitous |
| arboreal (adj) | relating to trees; inhabiting trees |
| arboretum (n) | place where plants/trees are cultivated for study |
| arborist (n) | tree-care specialist |
| sediment (n) | matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid |
| sedimentary (adj) | consisting of matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid |
| sedentary (adj) | settled; doing or requiring much sitting |
| sedative (adj/n) | tending to calm or tranquilize; a calming drug |
| sedate (adj/v) | unruffled, serious; to dose with sedatives |
| recant (v) | to retract a statement publicly, renounce |
| incantation (n) | magic spell sung or spoken |
| enchant (v) | to influence by charms; to move deeply |
| vicinity (n) | surrounding area, neighborhood |
| vicinage (n) | vicinity |
| vicinal (adj) | local |
| villa (n) | country estate; farmhouse |
| villain (n) | an uncouth person; scoundrel, criminal |
| amicable | friendly, peaceable |
| amateur (n/adj.) | one who engages in study, science, sport as a pastime rather than as a professional; lacking experience |
| amatory (adj.) | loving |
| amiable (adj.) | agreeable, friendly, sociable |
| amorous (adj.) | strongly moved by love; in love |
| enamor (v) | to inflame with love |
| enmity (n) | hatred, hostility |
| inimical (adj.) | hostile |
| somnambulist (n) | sleepwalker |
| ambulate (v) | walk |
| amble (v) | saunter, walk leisurely |
| ambulatory (adj.) | moving from place to place, itinerant |
| perambulate (v) | to travel over by foot, traverse, stroll |
| perambulator (n) | baby carriage, stroller |
| preamble (n) | introductory statement |
| brevity (adj.) | conciseness |
| puerile (adj) | childish |
| horticulture (n) | science of growing plants |
| riddle (n) | puzzling question |
| ridicule (n/v) | mockery, contempt; to mock, make fun of |
| deride (v) | to laugh at in contempt |
| derision (n) | ridicule, mockery |
| risible (adj) | inclined to laugh; causing laughter |
| ridiculous (adj) | absurd; laughable |
| multifaceted (adj) | many-sided, multi-dimensional |
| multifarious (adj) | diverse, varied |
| multitudinous (adj) | large numbered; many |
| soliloquy (n) | actor's solo speech |
| desolate (adj) | deserted |
| sullen (adj) | gloomy, depressing |
| solitude (n) | state of being alone |
| cascade (n/v) | small, steep waterfall; to fall in such a way |
| recidivism (n) | tendency to return to crime |
| cadaver (n) | corpse |
| decadence (n) | decline in force or quality |
| circumscribe (v) | to enclose within a certain limit |
| ascribe (v) | to attribute to a source; to consider to belong to |
| nondescript (adj) | hard to classify or describe |
| proscribe (v) | to forbid, exile, or banish |
| dialect (n) | speech particular to a culture or region |
| eclectic (adj) | selected from a variety |
| unintelligible (adj) | unable to be understood |
| lectern (n) | a speaker's desk |
| neglibible (adj) | unimportant |
| predilection (n) | preference or perconceived liking |
| legible (adj) | able to be read |
| illegible (adj) | unable to be read |
| lexicon (n) | dictionary or special vocabulary |
| urbane (adj) | refined, sophisticated; polite |
| provincial (adj) | limited in scope; narrow-minded |
| ludicrous (adj) | ridiculous |
| elude (v) | to escape |
| delude (v) | to mislead or deceive |
| interlude (n) | space between two events |
| collude (v) | to plot against to deceive; to conspire |
| collusion (n) | secret agreement for deceitful or illegal purpose |
| timidity (n) | shyness; lack of self-confidence |
| subterfuge (n) | a secret plan used to hide or evade |
| fugacious (adj) | fleeting, short-lived, temporary; (Latin = likely to flee) |
| pulchritude (n) | beauty |
