| A | B |
|---|
| adjunct | something joined or added to a thing but not necessarily a part of it |
| anomalous | out of place, abnormal |
| belligerent | waging war; inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness |
| censure | to blame or to condemn |
| compliance | a yielding; acquiescence |
| defile | to make dirty, to desecrate, to pollute |
| diligent | characterized by steady, attentive and energetic effort in a pursuit or study |
| expedient | appropriate for a purpose but not necessarily moral, right, or just |
| flout | to treat with contempt |
| galling | very irritating |
| heralded | announced or publicized |
| incantation | a spell, written or recited formula of words designed for a particular effect |
| indigenous | native to a certain area |
| luscious | very pleasant to the taste |
| nomadic | characterized by moving about from place to place as nomads |
| parry | to deflect or to ward off a blow |
| precipitate | to cause to speedily occur, to throw headlong |
| pungent | sharp or irritating to the taste or smell |
| ratify | to give formal approval |
| sagacious | wise, shrewd, very discerning |
| slovenly | messy, untidy, careless |
| spiteful | full of spite or malice; malicious; malevolent |
| tangential | slightlyconnected, divergent |
| taper | to decrease in thickness or width |
| vagrant | a wanderer who does not have a home |
