| A | B |
|---|
| Affable | courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to |
| Aggrandize | to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater |
| Amorphous | shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion |
| Aura | that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality |
| Contraband | illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj.) illegal, prohibited |
| Erudite | scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic |
| Gossamer | thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) a very thin, light cloth |
| Infer | to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply |
| Inscrutable | incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically |
| Insular | relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience |
| Irrevocable | incapable of being changed or called back |
| Propensity | a natural inclination or predilection toward |
| Querulous | peevish, complaining, fretful |
| Remonstrate | to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to |
| Repudiate | to disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
| Resilient | able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly |
| Reverberate | to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly |
| Scurrilous | coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed |
| Sedulous | persistent, showing industry and determination |
| Sleazy | thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable |
