| A | B |
|---|
| amorphous | shapeless; without definite form |
| anomaly | departure from the regular arrangement |
| apathy | a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest |
| approbation | the expression of approval or favorable opinion |
| arbitrary | not fixed by rules but left to one's judgment or choice |
| archetype | the original pattern |
| ascendancy | power, authority, command |
| avarice | greed, excessive love of riches |
| bemuse | to cause to be bewildered or engrossed in though |
| blasphemy | the act of being irreverant, impious, and sacriligious |
| blatant | unpleasantly and often vulgarly loud and noisy |
| blithe | cheerful, lighthearted, casual, unconcerned |
| bovine | pertaining to or resembling a cow |
| broach | to begin to talk about |
| burlesque | ludicrous or mocking imitation |
| cajole | to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice |
| capricious | subject to whims or passing fancies |
| castigate | to criticize severly |
| catharsis | figurative cleansing; release of emotions |
| catholic | of broad or general scope |
| circuitous | in a roundabout manner |
| clandestine | secret, concealed, underhand |
| cogent | powerfully convincing |
| colloquial | conversational; informal in language |
| conciliatory | making peace; attempting to resolve a dispute through goodwill |
