| A | B |
|---|
| anguish | great mental suffering or physical pain |
| annihilation | the act or result of destroying completely |
| eloquent | movingly expressive |
| ferocity | fierceness; extreme savagery |
| harangue | a long pompous speech |
| indifference | lack of interest, concern, or feeling |
| petition | a formal written request |
| ruse | a trick or action intended to mislead |
| succinct | concise and clearly stated |
| trek | a difficult journey |
| articulate | expressing oneself effectively and clearly` |
| bravado | a false show of bravery |
| effusive | showing more feeling than necessary; gushing |
| garrulous | excessively talkative, especially about unimportant topics |
| glib | speaking or spoken with little thought or sincerity |
| histrionics | overly dramatic behavior or speech for effect |
| laconic | using few words to express much; concise; terse |
| polemic | an argument or dispute often attacking a specific opinion |
| trite | lacking freshness because of overuse; stale; hackneyed |
| verbosity | the use of more words than necessary; wordiness |
| bellicose | inclined or eager to fight or start wars; warlike |
| belligerent | a person or country that is engaged in war |
| concise | expressing in a few words what is meant; brief and to the point; terse |
| evict | to throw out or remove from property by legal procedure |
| evince | to show clearly; to make evident |
| fratricide | the act of killing one's brother or sister |
| genocide | the systematic killing of a national, political, racial or cultural group |
| incisive | mentally sharp; cutting into; keen; penetrating |
| invincible | incapable of being subdued, conquered, or overcome |
| vanquish | to defeat or overcome in battle |
