| A | B |
|---|
| abate* | to reduce in intensity or amount |
| affable* | friendly, courteous, amiable |
| amiable* | friendly, sociable, and congenial; civil and urbane |
| austere* | strict, stern; unadorned; ascetic |
| balk | to defeat, check, or stop as if by a barrier |
| balm | a soothing substance or one that gives relief |
| bauble | something bright and showy, sometimes expensive but usually of the little use |
| beguile* | to deceive, to mislead, to persuade with charm |
| bestow* | to grant or to give |
| broach* | to open up for the first time |
| chide* | to voice disapproval, to scold |
| clamor | loud noise or shouting |
| collaborate* | to work together |
| communal | pertaining to a group or community |
| conceit | excessively high opinion of one's own worth or ability |
| confound* | to cause one to become confused |
| congeal | to solidify or to coagulate |
| credulous* | believing on slight evidence, gullible |
| daunt* | to intimidate, to dismay |
| derivative | something that comes from another thing |
| diligent | characterized by steady, attentive and energetic effort in a pursuit or study |
| din* | loud and discordant noises, cacophony |
| disdain* | intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy |
| dissemble* | to disguise, to pretend |
| distinguished | renouwned, important |
| dotard | a senile person |
| dulcet* | pleasing to the ear, melodious, euphonious |
| engender* | to cause, to produce, to create |
| entreaty* | a plea, an earnest request |
| esteem | estimate of value; approval and respect often blended with fondness |
| extemporaneous* | made with little or no preparation, not planned |
| feint* | a false appearance, a fake punch to occupy defenses allowing a real blow |
| flout* | to treat iwth contempt |
| forbearance | patience, lenience |
| forswear* | to renounce and repudiate |
| fret | to worry or be annoyed |
| frivolous | lacking in seriousness or importance |
| gambol | to playfully skip or leap |
| giddy | dizzy |
| girth | size or dimensions ( usually the measure around a body) |
| gravity* | seriousness, importance |
| heed* | to give attention to |
| heralded* | announced or publicized |
| homage | a reverential regard; respect shown by external action |
| husband* | to manage prudently and in a conservative manner |
| induce | to bring on or to bring about |
| ingenuity | cleverness, inventiveness, resourcefulness |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| insolence* | insulting or contemptouous behavior |
| jaded | weary from oveuse, surfeited |
| largess* | generous person |
| loathe | to detest |
| malady* | a disease or unwholesome condition |
| melancholy* | depression of spirits |
| metaphysical* | highly abstract or abstruse; relating to what is conceived as transcendent |
| mired | stuck or entangled |
| mirth* | gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter |
| obeisance* | an attitude of respect; a gesture made in token of respect |
| oblivion* | state of being forgotten |
| pedantry* | act of showing off learning in a manner that is needless nd unimaginative |
| perpetuate | to prolong the existence of something |
| peruse* | to read or examine |
| pithy* | concise and meaningful |
| prate | to talk idly or foolishly at great length |
| presumptuous | brazenly overstepping bounds, arrogant |
| prodigy* | one with exceptional talents or powers; an extraordinary accomplishment |
| quench | to extinguish, to put out; to relieve with liquid |
| reputable | having a good reputation |
| revere* | to honor, to regard with respect |
| rhetoric* | the art of using words effectively in speaking or writing; inflated language |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles, of a primitive kind; relating ot basic skills |
| ruffianism | rowdy or tough behavior |
| sever | to cut or separate |
| shrill | high-pitched or piercing (sound) |
| solicitous* | worried, concerned |
| sovereign* | possessed of controlling power |
| stoic* | a person not showing passion or feeling; indifferent; impassive |
| submissive | yielding or surrendering oneself to the will of another |
| tarry* | to delay in coming or going, to linger |
| transmutation* | a change into something different |
| usurp* | to take possession or authority over something without right |
| utter | to express by speaking |
| vexation* | discomfort or distress |
| virtuous | having excellent morals; righteous |
| voluble* | ability to use words easily, fluent and glib |
| wanton* | immoral, lewd |
| warranted* | justified |
