| A | B |
|---|
| anarchy | n.-a state of disorder |
| rejuvenate | v.-to make young again |
| astute | adj.-clever |
| scoff | vb.-to make an expression exhibiting mocking or scorn |
| didactic | adj.-morally instructive |
| buffoon | n.-ill-educated or stupid person |
| writhe | vb.-to twist in discomfort |
| tenet | n.-a principle or belief |
| reticent | adj.-reserved in speech |
| copious | adj.-abundant |
| stoic | adj.-showing no emotion |
| virtuoso | n.-a person who has special knowledge or a skill in a field |
| rebuff | vb.-to bluntly reject |
| desecrate | vb.-to destroy |
| composure | n.-a sense of self-control |
| listless | adj.~showing little interest in anything |
| prosaic | adj.~common place; dull; matter of fact |
| hedonistic | adj.~self-indulgent |
| atrophy | n.~wasting away of the body or of an organ |
| indolence | n.~laziness; one who is inactive or benign |
| vacillate | vb.~to waver in mind or opinion |
| languish | vb.~to become weak; to fade |
| laconic | adj.~using few words |
| recalcitrant | adj.~resisting authority |
| credulous | adj.~willing to believe or trust too readily |
| benevolent | adj.~characerized by good will or kindness |
| duplicity | n.~deceitfulness in speech or conduct |
| acquiesce | vb.~to submit silently w/ out protest |
| antithesis | n.~exact opposite of |
| imperturbable | adj.~incapable of being upset |
