| A | B |
|---|
| inadvertence | inattentive; unmindful; unconcerned |
| effusion | emanation; radiation; the act of pouring out |
| fastidious | critical attention to details; overly critical |
| affectation | pretense; airs; adopting mannerisms |
| jargon | terminology; specialized vocabulary associated with a group |
| fettered | constrained; bound; chained; impelled |
| termporizing | to delay making a decision to gain time |
| augment | enlarge; expand; enhance |
| solicitude | concern; care; anxiety |
| droll | amusing; humorous; jocose |
| benevolent | generous; compassionate; altruistic |
| philanthropic | charitable; giving to one’s fellow man; magnanimous; altruistic |
| foibles | a fault; a weakness; a frailty in character |
| rapacious | greedy; avaricious; grasping |
| credulous | believing; simple; naive |
| assuage | alleviate; mitigate; lessen |
| eclat | celebrity; distinction; fame |
| niggard | an extremely stingy person |
| rectitude | morality; uprightness; decency |
| assisuities | persistence; diligence; industry |
| incredulity | disbelief; amazement; doubt |
| veracity | truth; honesty; sincerity |
| feigned | fake; imaginary; make-believe |
| supposition | conjecture; presumption; assumption |
| alacrity | alertness; quickness; cheerful readiness |
| complaisance | courtesy; politeness; respect |
| perusal | examination; inspection; study |
| depravity | degradation; evil; corruption |
| mirth | merriment; festivity; glee |
| elucidation | explanation; clarification; illustration |
| unfathomable | unending; unknowable; incomprehensible |
| fortitude | courage; valor; mettle |
| diffuse | diluted; sparse; scattered |
| officious | forward; direct; self-important |
| puppyism | conceit; affectation; impertinence |
| insurmountable | overwhelming; impossible; formidable; unconquerable |
| vouchsafe | bestow; endow; award |
| intrinsically | belonging to a thing by its nature, of itself |
| sedulously | diligent; assiduous; industrious |
| indigence | poverty; need; privation |
| philippic | tirade; diatribe; harangue |
| affable | friendly; good-natured; amiable |
| benignant | propitious; kindly agreeable; well-disposed |
| gauche | clumsy, awkward, inept, tacky |
| diffident | timid; retiring; abashed |
| succour | sustenance; relief; aid |
| pecuniary | monetary; financial; fiscal |
| ebullient | bubbly, vivacious, enthusiastic |
| dissemble | disguise; conceal, shroud, hide the truth |
| putrid | rank; stagnant; foul; decaying |
