| A | B |
|---|
avid,  | having a strong desire for, to the point of greed,  |
| turbulence | rapid changes in wind speed and direction in the atmosphere |
| brusque | abrupt in manner or speech; gruff |
| brusqueness | the quality or state of being brusque |
| concise | short and to the point |
| demean | to cause a lowering of self esteem; to lower in reputation or character |
| excruciating | very painful |
| despicable | deserving contempt or scorn |
| emulate | to try to equal; to imitate |
| evoke | to call forth; to produce |
| evocative | creating something again, especially through the imagination |
| demeaning | degrading |
| inaugurate | to install in office with a formal ceremony |
| inauguration | the act of installing in office |
| pervade | to spread throughout |
| pervasive | spreading throughout |
| proprietor | the owner of a store or other business |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name used by an author; a pen name |
| rebuff | to reject bluntly |
| resilient | returning quickly to an original shape or condition |
| resilience | the ability to recover |
| turbulent | stormy; tempestuous |
