| A | B |
|---|
| abrogate | to repeal, to cancel |
| ambient | competely surrounding |
| asperity | roughness, severity, bitterness |
| burnish | to polish, make smooth; gloss, brightness, luster |
| cabal | small group working in secret |
| delectable | delightful, highly enjoyable; an appetizing food or dish |
| deprecate | to expree mild disapproval |
| desuetude | disuse, state of being discontinued |
| detritus | loose bits of material resulting from wearing away |
| ebullient | overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement |
| eclectic | drawn from many sources; one whose beliefs are from various sources |
| emanate | to proceed; to send forth |
| flaccid | limp, not firm; lacking vigor |
| impecunious | having little or no money |
| inexorable | inflexible; relentless |
| moribund | dying, on the way out |
| necromancer | one who claims to reveal the future through magic |
| onerous | burdensome; involving hardship |
| rife | common, prevalent, happening often |
| rudiments | the earliest stages of anything |
| sequester | to set apart; to take possession of and hold |
| winnow | to get rid of something unwanted, delete |
