| A | B |
|---|
| ascend | to move up gradually |
| boisterous | noisy, rowdy |
| disparage | to reproach or descredit |
| enmity | a mutual feeling of hate |
| perjusry | lying under oath |
| posterity | future generations |
| quench | to satisfy |
| virtuous | to have morals |
| ambiguous | open to interpretation |
| bestow | to present |
| circumspect | discreet and prudent |
| haughty | bossy, self-rightous |
| inadvertent | mistakenly |
| inauspicious | promising bad outcome |
| inundate | to flow |
| rancor | bitter, ill wil |
| communal | public |
| harbor | to give shelter |
| hearen | to give courage |
| illustrious | marked by achievement |
| malign | bad, deadly |
| potent | powerful |
| subtle | dull |
| vociferous | loud noise, din |
| ardor | extreme vigor or energy |
| conspicuous | obvious to the mind or eye |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| heralded | to publicize |
| indignation | anger promoted by something unjust |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| vagabond | moving from place to place without a fixed home |
| waver | fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or directoin |
| archaic | old, out of date |
| contempt | the act of despising |
| covert | covered over, secret |
| elucidate | to give a clarifying explanation |
| innumerable | impossible to count |
| propriety | obsolete, true nature |
| prudent | marked by wisdom or judiciousness |
| revere | to look up to, regard highly |
| acclaim | loud applause |
| blithe | joyously, merry |
| compliance | agreement |
| desolate | lonely, isolated |
| grisly | horrible, unbearable |
| guile | deceit, trickery |
| impel | to drive forward |
| terse | using few words |
| affinity | relationship by merriage, mutual love |
| candid | marked by honest expression |
| despicable | deserving to be despised |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for what is beneath one |
| loiter | to reamin in an area for no obvious reason |
| omnipotent | having virtually unlimited authority or influence |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses |
| placid | calm, serene |
| benevolence | doing good to others |
| contempt | dishonor or disgrace |
| inscrutable | not clear or known |
| malevolence | causeing harm |
| melancholy | gloomy |
| mollify | to soften in feeling or temper, pacify |
| stupefy | to dull or amaze |
| trepidation | fearful anciety |
| amiable | friendly, pleasing |
| audacity | boldness, to be daring |
| avarice | greed, cupidity |
| clemency | an act or instance of leniency |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| obscure | shrouded in or hidden by darkness |
| sagacious | keen in sense perception |
| zeal | excitment |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| discrepant | being at variance |
| disparage | to lower in rank or reputatoin |
| infamous | famous for something bad |
| mortify | to shame or embarrass |
| odious | exciting or deserving hatred or repugnance |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| rudiment | a basic principle or element or fundamental skil |
| conflagration | large and destructive fire |
| copious | abundant |
| frivolous | little or no importance |
| infallible | exempt for liability of error |
| ingenuity | cleverness |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| latent | potential but not showed |
| meritorious | entitled to reward |
| animosity | ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility |
| apprise | to give notice to, inform |
| discern | to recognize or identify as separate and distinct |
| malice | ill will or hatred |
| ominous | foreboding or foreshadowing evil |
| prudent | marked by wisdom or judiciousness |
| repudiate | to refuse to have anything to do with |
| repugnant | exciting distate or aversion, inconsistent |
| benign | kind, favorable |
| credulous | unduly willing to believe or trust |
| deft | quick and skillful |
| irresolute | not firmly determined |
| nonchalant | worryless, careless |
| petulance | sudden irritation |
| unfathomable | not easily understood |
| wan | saddness and fatigue |
| altercation | heated or angry dispute |
| appall | to fill with horror or dismay |
| bereave | to deprive by death |
| consternation | sudden amazement or dread |
| explicit | fully and clearly expressed |
| grovel | to humble oneself |
| larceny | nonviolent stealing |
| render | to cause to be |
| appertain | to belong or be connected as a rightful part or attribute |
| capricious | impulsive, unpredictable |
| contingent | subject to chance or unseen effects |
| depreciation | to lower in estimation or esteem |
| dilapidated | run down, not taken care of |
| dubious | giving rise to uncertainty |
| patronize | provide aid or support for |
| waive | to throw away, forsake |
