| A | B |
|---|
| acclaim | praise, approval; to salute; to hail |
| amass | to collect, to gather, to accumulate |
| anarchist | one who believes in the absence of government or law |
| banter | to speak in a witty or teasing manner |
| blithe | lighthearted, joyous, glad, cheerful, free of spirit |
| cacophonous | harsh sounding, having dissonance |
| commensurate | equal |
| complacency | the state of being self-satisfied |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| diminution | diminishment, reduction |
| elicit | to bring out a response, to evoke |
| incessant | uninterrupted |
| jollity | merriment, state of being jolly |
| kindle | to start a fire, to stir up |
| parsimony | stinginess, frugality; excessive economy |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| perspicacious | having clear insight, shrewd, very perceptive |
| pliable | easily manipulated or able to be bent freely without breaking |
| quell | to quiet or to put down a disturbance |
| rectify | to set right or to correct |
| rue | to be sorry for, to regret |
| sluggard | a person who is lazy |
| stealthy | acting in a secret or sneaky way--this is a negative term |
| succinct | brief, compact |
| voluminous | marked by great volume or size |
