| A | B |
|---|
| adage | wise old saying |
| bonanza | a rich mass of ore in a mine; something very valuable, a windfall |
| churlish | rude |
| citadel | a fortress the overlooks/protects a city |
| collaborate | work together |
| decree | a command; having the force of law |
| discordant | noisy, disagreeable in sound |
| evolve | develop gradually |
| excerpt | a quotation, a passage |
| grope | to feel around for something |
| hover | to float over |
| jostle | to push or shove |
| laggard | slowpoke |
| plaudits | applause, enthusiastic praise |
| preclude | prevent from happening |
| revert | go back to the way it was |
| rubble | broken stone or bricks; ruins |
| servile | of or relating to a slave; behaving like a slave or a servant |
| vigil | watch over, especially at night |
| wrangle | to quarrel in a noisy way; a noisy quarrel |
| antics | pranks |
| avowed | admitten, sworn |
| banter | playful and teasing talk |
| bountiful | abundant, plentiful |
| congested | jammed |
| detriment | hindrance, harm or loss |
| durable | long-lasting, strong |
| enterprising | ambitious |
| frugal | thrifty, avoiding waste and luxury |
| gingerly | cautiously |
| glut | surplus, flood with too much of something |
| incognito | in disguise |
| invalidate | cancel |
| legendary | famous |
| maim | injure |
| minimize | make as small as possible |
| oblique | diagonal, indirect |
| veer | shift course suddenly |
| venerate | worship |
| wanton | spiteful |
| allot | distribute in shares |
| amass | collect or gather |
| audacious | bold, adventurous |
| comply | agree to do something |
| devoid | lacking |
| elite | the choice part of a group of people or things; superior |
| grapple | iron hook used to grab; to come to grips with |
| incapacitate | deprive of strength or ability |
| instigate | urge on; provoke |
| longevity | long life |
| myraid | in very great numbers |
| perspective | general standpoint from which different things are viewed |
| perturb | to make uneasy |
| prodigious | immense; extraordinary in size |
| relevant | related to the matter at hand |
| skittish | extremely nervous |
| tether | a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; to fasten with a rope or chain |
| unison | agreement or accord |
| vie | to compete |
| willful | stubbornly self-willed |
| annul | invalidate, cancel |
| blase | indifferent |
| bolster | strengthen, reinforce |
| deplore | express regret or disapproval |
| frivolous | silly, foolish |
| muster | bring together for battle, a gathering |
| nonentity | a person of no importance |
| obsess | preoccupy, fill the mind |
| ornate | flashy, elaborate |
| oust | expel |
| peruse | study, read thoroughly |
| porous | full of tiny holes, permeable |
| promontory | cliff, high point of land extending into water |
| prone | lying face down |
| qualm | second thoughts |
| recourse | person turned to for help or advice |
| residue | remains |
| solicitous | concerned |
| staid | sober, serious and dignified |
| sustain | support |
| prone | likely to do something |
| aghast | shocked, horrified |
| ample | more than enough |
| apparition | phantom, ghostly figure |
| assert | affirm, avow |
| cower | cringe, flinch |
| disdain | reject, look upon with scorn |
| epitaph | tombstone inscription |
| ethical | honorable, virtuous |
| facetious | comical, not meant seriously |
| inaudible | indistinct, hard to hear |
| indiscriminate | random, haphazard |
| intrigue | scheme, plot |
| jurisdiction | area of authority or control |
| plausible | appearing true |
| plebeian | lowborn, coarse and unrefined |
| prodigal | wastefully extravagant |
| proximity | nearness |
| pulverize | crush, demolish |
| sequel | continuation, follow-up |
| volatile | unstable, highly erratic |
| prodigal | one who is wasteful and self-indulgent |
