| A | B |
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| amenable | adj. responsive; willing to be controlled or to take advice. |
| ascribe | v. to attribute to a source or a cause. |
| charisma | n. a special quality in a person that inspries devotion or fascination in others. |
| dearth | n. scarcity; a shortage |
| demoralize | v. to destroy the morals or morale of someone; to weaken the spirit or courage of someone. |
| ebullient (as an adj.) | bubbling with enthusiasm or high spirits |
| ebullience (as a noun) | high spirits; an overflow of enthusiasm |
| entrepreneur | n. an individual who manages and takes the risk of a business. |
| entrepreneurial | adj. having the ability to manage and take risks in business |
| fatuous | adj. foolish; silly; stupid |
| harbinger | n. a person or thing that is a symbol of what is to come |
| homogeneous | adj. of a similar kind or nature; uniform throughout |
| homogeneity | the quality or condition of being uniform throughout |
| incumbent (as a noun) | one who occupies an office or position |
| incumbent (as an adj.) | 1) currently in office; 2) resting upon as a duty or obligation (used with the words "on" or "upon") |
| matriarchy | n. a society that is headed by a female |
| matriarchal | adj. characterized by having a female at the head of a social order |
| neophyte | n. a beginner; a novice |
| prerogative | n. a special right limited to a person, group, or office; a privilege |
| sibling | n. one of two or more people who have the same parents; brother or sister. |
