| A | B |
|---|
| hibiscus | a plant with large flowers |
| lieu | instead of |
| blissful | filled with happiness |
| lindy | a dance |
| prominent | leading |
| commandeered | took over |
| inexplicably | unexplainably |
| neurological | dealing with the nervous system |
| normalcy | lack of unusual or different circumstances |
| profound | important and well-thought out |
| demise | death |
| meditation | the act of quiet thought and prayer |
| rousing | exciting |
| averting | looking away |
| freelanced | to work on a temporary basis |
| insatiable | unsatisfied |
| spouting | vehemently declaring |
| hypocritical | characterized by acting in a way that is different from what one proclaims to believe |
| aphorisms | statements of principles |
| clamor | noise |
| awkward | uncomfortable |
| narcissist | a person overly concerned with him or herself |
| philosophy | a system of beliefs |
| withered | shriveled |
| composure | calmness |
| humility | the state of being submissive |
| induced | caused |
| insidious | subtle |
| gaunt | painfully thin |
| emerge | to come into view |
| envious | jealous |
| efficient | effective |
| gingerly | carefully |
| pathetic | emotionally moving |
| serene | peaceful |
| lamented | mourned |
| alienation | estrangement |
| atrophied | withered away |
| cynical | distrustful |
| anguish | bothered |
| mimicking | imitating |
| hoisting | lifting |
| clamoring | insisting |
| nostalgia | sentiment |
| imminent | threatning |
| ambivalence | uncertainty |
| egotistical | filled with self-importance |
| grapple | to struggle |
| opiate | painkilling drug |
| synagogue | a Jewish place of worship |
| murky | dark and heavy |
| boccie | a game like bowling |
| antidote | a remedy |
| indecipherable | incapable of being understood |
| solidarity | unity |
| agnostic | a person who is not convicted that God exists |
| transcend | to overcome |
| exuberance | extreme joy |
| quivered | shook |
| ambitious | motivated |
| deficient | lacking |
| materialistic | characterized by a belief that importance comes from only money |
| lavaliere | to hang on the lapel |
| responsive | capable of seeing a result |
| laurels | small tress with red or white flowers |
| lilting | rhythmic |
| impermanent | temporary |
| vulnerability | openness |
| instinctively | prompted by a natural tendency |
| deceptively | misleadingly |
| exploiting | taking advantage of |
| snarled | snapped |
| deferments | postponement of military service |
| levitate | to raise above the ground |
| inclination | a tendency |
| sultry | seductive-looking |
| inadequacy | insufficiency |
| manipulating | unfairly controlling |
| revel | to take pleasure in |
| mogul | a great and important person |
| disillusioned | dissatisfied |
| comradeship | friendship |
| colleagues | associates |
| inconsequential | unimportant |
| stagnated | stopped |
| pilgrimage | a journey |
| catheter | a medical tubing device used to inject or remove liquid from the body |
| gargle | a congested sound |
| fatigued | tired |
| scoffed | sneered |
| ruddy | red in complexion |
| accosted | approached in a harassing manner |
| corpses | dead bodies |
| intuitive | natural |
| commode | a toilet |
| supplements | nourishment |
| puree | a blend |
| crescent | curved, like a half-moon |
| solidifying | becoming solid |
| alabaster | white |
| calisthenics | exercises |
| squeamish | uneasy |
| innately | inherently |
| tenor | a mood or tone |
| stoic | composed |
| coaxed | persuaded |
| mantra | a saying |
| patriarch | a father-figure |
| estranged | alienated |
| whimsical | carefree |
| reconcile | to reunite |
| audible | capable of being heard |
| dwindling | diminishing |
| raspy | hoarse |
| grapple | to tackle |
| negotiated | dealt with |
| facade | the front of a building |
| observant | perceptive |
| buoyant | lighthearted |
| serenely | peacefully |
