| A | B |
|---|
| agrarian | adj. Having to do with farming or agriculture. |
| burgeon | v. to grow and expand rapidly; to flourish |
| cataclysm | n. a sudden and violent change; a catastrophe. |
| culinary | adj. having to do with cooking |
| denigrate | v. to attack the reputation of; to criticize in a derogatory manner. |
| gourmet (n) | n. a person who likes fine food and is a good judge of its quality. |
| gourmet (adj.) | relating to fine food |
| grandiloquent | adj. using lofty or pompous speech or expression |
| hybrid (n) | n. the offspring of two animals or plants of different species or varieties. |
| hybrid (adj.) | Anything that is of mixed origin or composition. |
| manifold | adj. having many different kinds, forms, or parts |
| palatable | adj. acceptable or pleasing, especially to the sense of taste |
| panacea | n. something that is supposed to cure all ills or difficulties; a cure-all |
| plebian | adj. of or pertaining to the common people; common; unrefined |
| scourge (n) | n. something that causes great pain and suffering; a social evil. |
| scourge (v.) | v. punish severey, especially by whipping; to devastate |
| stalemate | n. a halt in a struggle because both sides are equally strong and neither side will give in; a deadlock |
| temperate | adj. mild, moderate; restrained |
