| A | B |
|---|
| abscond | to flee; to make off with |
| abstruse | hard to understand; profound |
| acclimate | to adapt; to get used to |
| accost | to assault; to confront |
| actuate | to inspire; to incite |
| affluence | wealth; riches |
| alacrity | eagerness; cheerful readiness |
| ameliorate | to make better, improve, relieve, or soothe |
| amenable | agreeable; reasonable |
| anachronism | obsolete form; relic; incongruity in time |
| analgesic | pain-relieving; painkilling |
| anathema | curse from a religious authority that denounces something or excommunicates somebody |
| animosity | hatred; loathing |
| antithesis | exact opposite; complete contrast |
| apathy | indifference; lack of emotion |
| artifice | cunning; skill |
| assuage | to ease; to lessen severity |
| audacious | daring of conventional restraints |
| augment | to increase; to add to |
| auspicious | prosperous; favorable |
| avarice | greed |
| banal | common; ordinary |
| belie | to contradict; to misrepresent |
| bivouac | to camp temporarily |
| buffet | to strike against something repeatedly |
| capricious | tending to make sudden unexpected changes |
| cataclysm | a sudden and violent upheaval or disaster that causes great changes in society |
| catharsis | an experience or feeling of spiritual release and purification brought about by an intense emotional experience |
| caustic | bitter; burning |
| bohemian | somebody, often a writer or an artist, who does not live according to the conventions of society |
| chortle | to chuckle |
| coalesce | to come together; to unite |
| coddle | to pamper or spoil |
| cognizant | aware; conscious |
| conducive | contributing; helpful |
| contentious | quarrelsome; combative |
| copious | plentiful |
| corpulent | fat; obese |
| crass | crude; vulgar |
| debacle | collapse; disaster |
| debunk | to expose falseness |
| deference | respect; regard |
| defile | to pollute - to taint |
| defray | to pay for or cover the costs |
| demure | shy, modest |
| desecrate | to defile; to violate or treat disrespectfully |
| dichotomy | a split or contradiction |
| diffidence | shyness; apprehension |
| disavow | to deny; to disclaim |
| disconcert | to unsettle; to agitate |
| disrepute | a bad reputation |
| dissemble | to fake or feign |
| disseminate | to spread; to circulate |
| distend | to expand; to dilate |
| dowdy | old-fashioned; shabby |
| duplicity | dishonesty |
| effigy | visual representation of a person |
| effrontery | nerve |
| elucidate | to make clear; to explain |
| epiphany | revelation; enlightenment |
| epitome | perfect example |
| eschew | to avoid; to shun |
| euphemism | a mild expression |
| facetious | sarcastic; ironic |
| feign | to fake; to pretend |
| feral | untamed; wild |
| fetid | foul-smelling |
| fetter | to restrain or restrict |
| garish | flashy; gaudy |
| garrulous | talkative; verbose |
| gesticulate | to express with gestures |
| glower | to scowl or frown |
| hapless | unfortunate |
| exacerbate | to aggravate; to worsen |
| extrapolate | to infer; to estimate |
