| A | B |
|---|
| smug | overly self-satisfied |
| upheaval | a sudden, violent change |
| prospective | expected; probable |
| alleged | suspected but not proven |
| flora | plants generally |
| morbid | having abnormal interest in unwholesome; gruesome |
| spurn | to reject; to turn away |
| genial | kind and friendly |
| culmination | end result; highest point |
| superfluous | more than is needed; unnecessary |
| arrogance | overbearing pride |
| infest | to spread or swarm in |
| humanitarian | concerned with the welfare of human beings |
| lethal | deadly |
| hoax | act of deceit; deceptive scheme |
| quorum | number needed to conduct business in an organization |
| predatory | preying on other animals |
| bizarre | highly unusual; very strange |
| stagnant | standing, not moving |
| docile | gentle; easy to manage |
| sector | a part of division of something |
| granular | grainy |
| irony | that which is unexpected |
| sinister | evil |
| tolerate | to allow, permit, put up with |
| centrifugal | moving outward from the center |
| plaintiff | one who initiates a lawsuit |
| conspiracy | plot |
| frivolous | silly, unimportant |
| misconstrue | to misunderstand, misinterpret |
| carnivorous | meat-eating |
| fraternize | to be friendly with; to be friendly with the enemy |
| uncanny | mysterious; unexplainable |
| larceny | theft |
| kindle | to ignite |
| advocate | to recommend (v.); a supporter(n.) |
| unscrupulous | lacking morals or ethics |
| yearn | to long for |
| preposterous | ridiculous |
| attribute | a quality or characteristic (n.); to assign as the cause (v.) |
| seethe | to boil ; to be excited or disturbed |
| relevant | related to the topic; pertinent |
| fauna | animals, generally |
| cmbersome | hard to manage; cllumsy to handle |
| dredentials | written evidence of authority |
| horde | a crowd |
| manipulate | to operate or control w/the hands; to control unfairly |
| ominous | threatening; sinister |
