| A | B |
|---|
| accede | (v) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity |
| brandish | (v) to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion |
| comprise | (v) to include or contain; to be made up of |
| deft | (adj.) skillful, nimble |
| destitute | (adj.) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in |
| explicit | (adj.) definite, clearly stated |
| extirpate | (v.) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally |
| inopportune | (ad).) coming at a bad time; not appropriate |
| ironic | (adj.) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic |
| musty | (adj.) stale, moldy; out-of-date |
| officious | (ad).) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority |
| ominous | (adj.) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen |
| pinnacle | (n.) a high peak or point |
| premeditated | (adj., part.) considered beforehand, deliberately planned |
| rampant | (adj.) growing without check, running wild |
| solace | (v.) to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute |
| stately | (adj.) dignified, majestic |
| supple | (adj.) bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile |
| suppress | (v.) to stop by force, put down |
| venal | (adj.) open to or marked by bribery or corruption |
| abhor | (v.) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply |
| amend | (v.) to change in a formal way; to change for the better |
| buffet | (v.) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; (n,) a slap, blow |
| chaos | (n.) great confusion, disorder |
| commodious | (adj.) roomy, spacious |
| corrosive | (adj.) eating away gradually, (adj.); bitterly sarcastic |
| discern | (v.) to see clearly, recognize |
| extant | (ad}.) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost |
| implicate | (v..) to involve in; to connect with or be related to |
| inter | (v.) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion |
| martinet | (n.) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules |
| obviate | (v.) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of |
| renegade | (n.) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (ad}.) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox |
| reprehensible | (ad}.) deserving blame or punishment |
| somber | (ad}.) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit |
| squalid | (ad}.) filthy, wretched, debased |
| turbulent | (ad}.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy |
| vociferous | (ad}.) loud and noisy; compelling attention |
| voluminous | (adj.) of great Size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length |
| waive | (v) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer |
| animosity | (n.) strong dislike; bitter hostility |
| apathy | (n.) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest |
| apprehensive | (adj.) fearful or anxious, especially about the future |
| commend | (v.) to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of |
| compatible | (adj.) able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system |
| condolence | (n.) an expression of sympathy |
| consecrate | (v) to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose |
| decrepit | (adj.) old and feeble; worn-out, ruined |
| deride | (v.) to ridicule, laugh at with contempt |
| ingenuous | (adj.) innocent, simple; frank, sincere |
| multifarious | (adj.) having great variety; numerous and diverse |
| obsolete | (adj.) out-of-date, no longer in use |
| omnivorous | (adj.) eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes |
| parsimonious | (adj.) stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small |
| quandary | (n.) a state of perplexity or doubt |
| recalcitrant | (adj.) stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority |
| reprisal | (n.) an injury done in return for injury |
| revel | (v.) to take great pleasure in; (n.) a wild celebration |
| stultify | (v.) to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on |
| suave | (adj.) smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses |
