| A | B |
|---|
| gregarious | sociable, seeking out company of others |
| ambivalent | displaying two conflicting emotions at the same time |
| deride | to laught at with contempt or scorn |
| crux | a basic or essential point |
| serendipitiy | the accidental discovery of something good |
| sylvan | wooded |
| proliferate | to increase or spread rapidly |
| harangue | a tirade, long loud speech in which the speakers denounces something |
| quandary | a condition of uncertainty or doubt |
| pedant | a person who pays too much attention to book learning and formal rules |
| dullard | a dull or stupid person |
| glean | to gather information or knowledge bit by bit |
| rankle | annoy, bother |
| panacea | a remedy for all diseases or woe |
| roil | to disturb, vex |
| dilatory | tending or intending to cause delay |
| surreptitious | done or acting in secret, stealthy |
| obtrusive | intruding and offensive |
| discern | distiniguish |
| feral | wild, untamed |
