| A | B |
|---|
| abate | to put an end to; to decrease in degree or intensity; to decrease in force |
| accolade | ceremonial embrace; an award of acknowledgment; an expression of praise |
| acquiese | to accept or comply tacitly or passivly |
| beatific | blissful; rendering or making blessed |
| behemoth | a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance |
| blandishment | anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, apple polishing |
| cacophonous | harsh-sounding; discordant |
| chicanery | trickery; decptive practices or tactics |
| complaisant | obliging; wanting to please or serve others |
| consign | to give over to another's care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for special use |
| coup | a hihgly successful stroke, act, plan, or stratagem |
| imminent | about to happen; threatening |
| innate | natural; inborn; inherent; built-in |
| loath | unwilling; reluctant; disinclined |
| manifest | clear; evident to the eyes or mind; to show plainly; exhibit; evince; a list of cargo and/or passengers |
| minutiae | small or trivial details; trifling matters |
| moratorium | a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay |
| nostrum | an alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectivness |
| pariah | an outcast; one who is rejected by a social group or organization |
| replete | filled to capacity; provided in abundance |
| visionary | not practical; lacking in realism; having the nature of a fantasy or dream; one given to far-fetched ideas |
| wizened | dry, shrunken, and wrinkled(often as the result of aging) |
| febrile | feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever |
| euphemism | a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one |
| gainsay | to deny; contradict; to dispute |
