| A | B |
|---|
| Approbation | The expression of approval or favorable opinion |
| Assuage | To make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet |
| Coalition | A combination, union, or merger |
| Decadence | Decline, decay, or deterioration |
| Elicit | To draw forth, bring out from some source |
| Expostulate | To attempt to dissuade someone from some course |
| Hackneyed | Used so often as to lack freshness or originality |
| Hiatus | A gap, opening, break |
| Innuendo | A hint, in direct suggestion |
| Intercede | To plead on behalf of someone else |
| Jaded | Wearide, worn-out, dulled |
| Lurid | Causing shock, horror, or revulsion |
| Meritorious | Worthy, deserving recognition and praise |
| Petulant | Peevish, annoyed by trifles |
| Prerogative | Special right or privilege, special quality |
| Provincial | Pertaining to an outlying area, local |
| Simulate | To make a pretense or, imitate |
| Transcend | To rise above or beyond, exceed |
| Umbrage | Shade cast by trees, Foliage giving shade |
| Unctuous | Excessively smooth or smug, trying too hard to give impression |
| Ameliorate | To improve, make better |
| Aplomb | Poise, assurance, great self-confidence |
| Bombastic | Pompous or overblown in language |
| Callow | Without experience; immature |
| Drivel | Saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose |
| Epitome | A summary, condensed account |
| Exhort | To urge strongly, advise earnestly |
| Ex officio | By virtue of holding a certain office |
| Infringe | To violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds |
| Ingratiate | to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance |
| Interloper | one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be |
| Intrinsic | Belonging to someone or something by its very nature |
| Inveigh | To make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval |
| Lassitude | Weariness of body or mind, lack or energy |
| Millennium | A periood of one thousand years, period of great joy |
| Occult | Mysterious, magical, supernatural |
| Permeate | To spread through, penetrate, soak through |
| Precipitate | To fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly |
| Stringent | Strict, severe; rigorously |
| Surmise | To think or believe without certain supporting evidence |
| Abominate | To have an intense dislike or hatred for |
| Acculturation | The modification of social patterns |
| Adventitious | Resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character |
| Ascribe | To assigh or refer to |
| Circuitous | Roundabout, not direct |
| Commiserate | To sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for |
| Enjoin | To direct or order; to prescribe |
| Expedite | To make easy; cause to progress faster |
| Expiate | To make amends, make up for |
| Ferment | A state of great excitement, agitation |
| Inadvertent | Resulting from or marked by lack of attention |
| Nominal | Exsting in name only |
| Noncommittal | Not decisive or definite |
| Peculate | To steal something that has been given into one's trust |
| Proclivity | A natural or habitual inclination or tendency |
| Sangfroid | Composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances |
| Seditious | Resistant to lawful authority |
| Tenuous | Thin, slender, not dense |
| Vitriolic | Bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting |
| Wheedle | To use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end |
