| A | B |
|---|
| approbation | expression of approval |
| assuage | relieve; make easier |
| coalition | a merger or alliance |
| decadence | to decline or decay |
| elicit | to draw forth or extract |
| expostulate | to protest or dissuade |
| hackneyed | lacking originality |
| hiatus | a break or pause |
| innuendo | suggestion or insinuation |
| intercede | to act on the behalf of someone |
| jaded | worn-out; dulled |
| lurid | gruesome |
| meritorious | worthy or deserving |
| petulant | irratable; easily annoyed |
| prerogative | privilege or right |
| provincial | narrow minded; insular |
| simulate | imitate or recreate |
| transcend | to rise above |
| umbrage | to take offense |
| unctuous | overly sincere; servile |
| ameliorate | to improve or make better |
| aplomb | composure; self-confidence |
| bombastic | overblown or pompous |
| callow | undeveloped or immature |
| drivel | nonsense or foolishness |
| epitome | model or example of |
| exhort | to urge strongly |
| ex officio | by virtue of position or office |
| infringe | to violate or trespass |
| ingratiate | to gain favor |
| interloper | intruder or trespasser |
| intrinsic | natural inclination |
| inveigh | to express strong disapproval |
| lassitude | weariness of body or mind |
| millennium | one thousand years |
| occult | supernatural or mysterious |
| permeate | to spread throughout |
| precipitate | to provoke or produce |
| stringent | strict or severe |
| surmise | to guess or conjecture |
| abominate | an intense dislike |
| acculturation | to adapt or assimilate |
| adventitious | resulting from chance |
| ascribe | to credit or attribute |
| circuious | roundabout; indirect |
| commiserate | to sympathize or pity |
| enjoin | to command, order, or prescribe |
| expedite | to make easier |
| expiate | to make amends |
| ferment | commotion or turmoil |
| inadvertent | accidental; unintentional |
| nominal | insignificant; trifling |
| noncommittal | unwilling to take a clear position |
| peculate | steal or embezzle |
| proclivity | a natural tendency |
| sangfroid | composure or poise |
| seditious | rebellious or subversive |
| tenuous | flimsy or insubstantial |
| vitriolic | bitter; sarcastic and caustic |
| wheedle | to coax or cajole with flattery |
| affable | courteous and pleasant |
| aggrandize | to amplify or enhance |
| amorphous | without definite form; shapeless |
| aura | a distinctive air or quality |
| contraband | stolen or smuggled goods |
| erudite | well educated; scholarly |
| gossamer | thin, light, delicate |
| infer | to deduce or speculate |
| inscrutable | incapable of being understood |
| insular | narrow-minded; isolated outlook |
| irrevocable | incapable of being changed |
| propensity | a natural inclination |
| querulous | irritable, cranky, complaining |
| remonstrate | to argue or protest |
| repudiate | to disown or reject |
| resilient | able to recover quickly |
| reverberate | to echo or resound |
| scurrilous | coarsely abusive; vulgar |
| sedulous | persistent; determined |
| sleazy | cheap, shoddy, or inferior |
| amnesty | a pardon; to offer forgiveness |
| autonomy | self-government |
| axiomatic | universally accepted principle |
| blazon | to adorn or embellish |
| caveat | a warning or caution |
| equitable | fair, just, or reasonable |
| extricate | to free from entanglements |
| filch | to steal petty amounts |
| flout | to mock or scorn |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome |
| precept | rule or principle |
| salutary | benficial or helpful |
| scathing | bitterly severe or harsh |
| scourge | source of punishment or suffering |
| sepulchral | extremely gloomy or dismal |
| soporific | tending to cause sleep |
| straitlaced | strict moral standards |
| transient | lasting only a short time |
| unwieldy | not easily handled or managed |
| vapid | dull, uninteresting, tiresome |
| anomalous | abnormal or irregular |
| aspersion | a damaging or derogatory statement |
| bizarre | extremely strange |
| brusque | abrupt, blunt, curt |
| cajole | to coax through flattery |
| castigate | to punish severely |
| contrive | to devise or concoct |
| demagogue | a leader who exploits bias and false claims |
| disabuse | to enlighten or free from deception |
| ennui | weariness and boredom |
| fetter | to restrain or confine |
| heinous | very wicked or hateful |
| immutable | constant, unchangeable |
| insurgent | rebel; one who revolts |
| megalomania | delusions of grandeur |
| sinecure | a position with very little work |
| surreptitious | stealthy, secret, covert |
| transgress | to exceed or overstep |
| transmute | to change from one nature to another |
| vicarious | to live or experience through another's actions |
| austere | severe or stern in manner |
| beneficent | to preform acts of charity or kindness |
| cadaverous | pale, gaunt, haggard |
| concoct | to prepare by combining ingredients |
| crass | coarse, rude, vulgar |
| debase | to cheapen or lower in quality |
| desecrate | to commit sacrilege upon |
| disconcert | to confuse or ruffle |
| grandiose | impressive or majestic in nature |
| inconsequential | unimportant, trivial |
| infraction | a breaking of a law or obligation |
| mitigate | to lessen in intensity |
| pillage | to rob or plunder |
| prate | to talk in aimless fashion |
| punctillious | precise attention to detail |
| redoubtable | inspiring fear or awe |
| reprove | to find fault with |
| restitution | compensation or reimbursement |
| stalwart | strong and sturdy |
| vulnerable | open to attack; exposed |
| acrimonious | bitter in temper or tone |
| bovine | sluggish and unresponsive |
| consternation | dismay and confusion |
| corpulent | large and bulky in body |
| disavow | to deny responsibility |
| dispassionate | free from emotion or bias |
| dissention | disagreement or difference of opinion |
| dissipate | to scatter or disperse |
| expurgate | to censor or purge |
| gauntlet | a severe challenge or trial |
