| A | B |
|---|
| divulge | to tell; to reveal |
| abet | to assist or encourage especially wrong |
| dogmatic | arrogant and stubborn about one's beliefs |
| insipid | lacking flavor; dull |
| extraneous | inessential; not vital |
| coerce | to force by using pressure |
| jaundiced | pejudiced; hostile |
| meticulous | extremely careful about details |
| temerity | reckless; disregard of danger |
| gregarious | sociable; fond of company of people |
| heresy | crime of holding a belief against an doctrine |
| docile | esay to teach or manage |
| libation | a drink, especially alcohol |
| anathema | a hated person or thing |
| banter | teasing playful conversation |
| castigate | to critize or punish for correction |
| gauche | lacking social graces; tactless |
| ignominy | public shame, disgrace |
| motley | made up of dfferent parts |
| emaciated | extremely thin; wasted away |
| avarice | greed; desire for wealth |
| furtive | stealthy; secretive |
| bacchanalian | wild and drunken |
| extradite | to deliver to legal jurisdiction |
| copious | numerous; large in quantity |
| irascrible | easily angered |
| mercenary | professional soldier hired by foreign army |
| bastion | strong defense or fort |
| jettison | to cast overboard; to discard |
| ostracize | to shut out from a group or society by common consent |
| bigot | one who is intolerant of differences in people |
| expunge | to erase or eliminate |
| candid | outspoken; blunt |
| argot | special words/phrases used by a specific group |
| negligence | careless neglect, often resulting in injury |
| appease | to make satisfied |
| strident | harsh sounding; grating |
| chaos | complete disorder |
| augment | to increase in amount or intensity |
| jingoism | extreme patriotism usually favoring a foreign policy |
| rancor | extreme hatred or ill will |
| inexorable | unrelenting; unavoidable |
| extrol | to praise highly |
| clement | merciful; lenient |
| cliche | worn out idea; overused expression |
| adamant | unyielding; firm in opinion |
| diffident | lacking in self-confidence; shy |
| opus | creative work especially a numbered compisition |
| ostensible | professed but not neccarily true |
| disparity | inequality; difference |
| condone | to forgive or overlook an offense |
| nuance | slight or subtle degree of difference |
| connoisseur | an expert in matters of culture food or wine |
| enigma | a mystery something seemingly inexplicable |
| apathy | lack of intrest; state of not caring |
| officious | excessively eager to deliver unask for or unwanted help |
| credence | belief or trust |
| jaunty | having a buoyant, self-confident air; brisk and crisp |
| dilettante | one who merely dabbles in an art or science |
| cult | an organized group of people with an obsessive devotion to a person or set of principles |
