| A | B |
|---|
| abash | to make ashamed, embarassed, or uneasy; to disconcert |
| abet | to encourage, support, or approve an action or plan of action; to incite, especially in the performance of a crime |
| acquire | to get or gain possession of by one's own efforts or actions |
| aegis | protection; patronage; sponsorship |
| aura | a distinctive air or quality surrounding a person or thing |
| benign | harmless; kind and gentle in nature |
| bound | confined; tied; limited by an agreement, law, or custom |
| bourgeois | of the middle class; attitudes and behavior marked by materialism and conformity to convention |
| clique | an exclusive group of friends or associates |
| concord | harmony or agreement in interest or feelings; a peaceful treaty |
| contiguous | touching; adjoining; in juxtaposition to |
| derelict | a person or thing abandoned or deserted; run-down or dilapidated; abandoned property; a vagrant |
| endorse | to give approval to; to support; to sanction |
| envoy | a diplomatic representative sent on a special mission; a messenger or agent |
| facetious | joking; trying to be humorous, often at an inappropriate time |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained; used with ease; easily perceived as insincere or shallow |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of superior food and drink; a culinary virtuoso |
| impulsive | acting on impulse; spontaneous, rash, or unpremeditated |
| indifferent | having no particular interest or concern in; unaffected, impartial |
| irrelevant | unrelated to the subject; not relevant or necessary |
| lethargy | sluggish indifference; a state of consciousness resembling deep sleep |
| moot | to discuss or debate; arguable; subject to debate |
| oppress | to burden; to persecute by unjust force or authority; to weigh heavily upon |
| poignant | profoundly touching or deeply emotional; physically painful; to the point |
| provincial | unsophisticated; narrow; a simple rural or country style |
