| A | B |
|---|
| adversity | hardship. misfortune |
| introvert | one whose interests and thoughts are focused inward |
| perverse | stubborning refusing to do what is required or reasonable |
| prose | something written in ordinary speech rather than as poetry |
| truss | to tie up |
| excerpt | a short passage taken from a long book, writing or other work |
| exhilerate | to cheer, stimulate, enliven |
| exonerate | to clear from blame, to absolve |
| exorbitant | excessive (usually used of prices) |
| expound | to set forth and explanation or view of something in great detail |
| impose | to set up or force something upon others |
| imposter | one who deceives by using a false identity |
| proponent | one who argues in support of something |
| extricate | to free oneself from bonds or contstaints; to get out of a situation |
| depose | to overthrow a ruler |
| repository | a place where things are put or kept |
| extraneous | not essential or vital |
| extraterrestrial | an alien |
| extrovert | a person whose interests lie outside themselves--a social person |
| mediate | to act as a negotiator between opposing sides |
