| A | B |
|---|
| laconic (adj) | using few words in speech |
| colloquial (adj) | pertainign to common everyday speech; conversational |
| complacent (adj) | self-satisfied; smug |
| derivative (adj) | unoriginal; taken from something that already exists |
| ameliorate (v) | to make better; to lessen pain, difficulty, or tension |
| amicable (adj) | showing goodwill; peaceable |
| bellicose(adj) | of a quarrelsome nature; eager to fight; warlike; belligerent |
| largess (n) | generous giving |
| frugal (adj) | careful with money; thrifty; not costly |
| confounding (adj) | puzzling; baffling |
| detrimental (adj) | harmful |
| castigate (v) | to scold or punish severely |
| detached (adj) | aloof; indifferent |
| lassitude (n) | a tired feeling, usually resulting from depression or too much work |
| obsequious (adj) | obeying or performing a service for someone in an overl attentive manner |
| ebullient (adj) | filled with a bubblyexcitement, as if boiling over with excitement |
| hidebound (adj) | strongly-opinionated; narrow-mindedly stubborn |
| clamor (n) | unpleasant sound; noise |
| adulate (v) | to praise or flatter too greatly; fawn over |
| lavish (adj) | abundant; in excess |
| culinary (adj) | having to do with cooking, preparing meals |
| conscientious (adj) | relating to doing what one knows is right; scrupulous |
| fleeting (adj) | short-lived |
| antiquity (n) | ancient times |
| furtive (adj) | sneaky |
| artisan (n) | a person who is skillful with his or her hands |
| incidental (adj) | less important; minor |
| discerning (adj) | able to judge people and situations clearly |
| aesthetic (adj) | having to do with artistic beauty |
| indigenous (adj) | native |
