| A | B |
|---|
| cynical | doubtful about human motive |
| ambivalent | uncertain; unable to decide |
| demagogue | leader who appeals to emotion |
| demure | quiet and modest |
| intrepid | without fear; brave |
| destitute | extremely poor; lack of food & shelter |
| erudite | scholarly; learned |
| dilemma | a difficult choice; unsolvable problem |
| culmination | highest point; climax |
| concur | of the same opinion |
| abate | to lessen in violence or intensity |
| decorum | proper behavior |
| abhor | to hate strongly |
| dole | to distribute |
| gamut | the whole range or extent |
| extovert | one who is outgoing |
| drol | amusing in an odd/whimsical way |
| duplicity | intentional deceit in speech or conduct |
| effigy | a crude image representing a hated person |
| austere | stern; severe; plain |
| emulate | to strive to be like; to imitate |
| sere | dry withered |
| enhance | to increase the value or beauty of something |
| contrite | feeling regret for having committed some wrong |
| magnanimous | noble; generous in forgiving |
| enunciate | to pronounce clearly and distinctly |
| colloborate | to work with another toward a goal |
| impound | to confine; to retain in legal custody |
| impeccable | faultless; without sin or blemish |
| evoke | to summon forth |
| inane | without sense or meaning |
| unctuous | exaggerated or insincerely polite |
| expatriate | one who chooses live outside/renounce his/her country |
| frowzy | unkempt |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil |
| expound | to explain in detail; to clarify |
| cajole | persuade with false promises and flattery |
| inscrutable | not easily understood |
| balk | to refuse stubbornly or abruptly |
| acrimony | ill-natured, bitter hostility |
| dour | stern and ill-humored |
| exult | to rejoice; to feel triumphant |
| omnicient | having unlimited knowledge |
| feasible | reasonable; capable of being carried out |
| fiasco | complete, ridiculous failure |
| metier | to work especially suited for one |
| fluctuate | vary irregularly |
| harry | annoy or harass |
| incognito | disguised |
| lethargy | lack or energy; sluggishness |
| epistle | a letter |
| avid | extremely interested |
| gadfly | irritating and persistent person |
| humility | absense or vanity; humbleness |
| dolorous | exhibiting sorrow or pain |
| gargantuan | extraordinary size or power |
| arduous | difficult |
| affable | friendly; agreeable |
| grandiloquent | pompous or high-flown in speech |
| agrarian | having to do with farms or use of land |
| grimace | a facial expression of fear or pain |
| harangue | long, strongly-expressed speech |
| formidable | arousing fear or awe |
| sycophant | flatterer; fawns in order to gain favor |
| explicit | clearly and openy stated; nothing left in imagination |
