| A | B |
|---|
| adage | wise saying |
| adroit | skillful |
| advocacy | support of idea or cause |
| askew | out of line |
| bovine | dull, like a cow |
| bucolic | country, rural, rustic |
| chaste | pure, virginal |
| cognate | having a common ancester or relative |
| corporeal | relating to physical body |
| cumbersome | difficult to handle |
| curmudgeon | surley, ill-mannered grumpy old man |
| deterrent | something that discourages |
| disjunction | act of disjoining (act of separating) |
| disrepute | disgrace, loss of reputation |
| dynamic | energetic, affect |
| ensconce | to settle in comfortably |
| facsimile | exact company |
| fluid | smooth, effortless |
| hydrophobia | fear of water |
| impoundment | seizure by the law |
| inimical | hostile, tempermet of energy |
| insufferable | cannot be endured; unbearable |
| integral | essential for completeness |
| junta | group of people who rule a government after revolution |
| lampoon | light, mocking, sattire that ridicules something |
| latitude | freedom of action or opinion |
| masochist | derives satisfaction from pain |
| nadir | to lowest point of something |
| palisade | fence made of stakes |
| pall | lose interest; to become bored |
| artful | tricky, clever |
| palpable | easily perceptible or noticeable |
| phlegmatic | not easily excited to action |
| phoenix | a mythological bird that rises from destruction by fire; a beautiful person |
| pillage | take by force; rob |
| preface | introductory statement |
| premonition | vision of future |
| quake | shake from shock or fear |
| quash | suppress forcebly; put down by force |
| reputable | having a good reputation |
| restitution | pay back, compensate, restoration for something taken |
| seasoned | experienced |
| sedentary | characterized by sitting |
| stand | a determined position or point of view |
| stark | harsh, desolate, severe |
| tangible | something that can be touched |
| unassailable | not able to be attacked |
| vicissitude | daily happenings in life |
| wispy | fragile, slight, small |
| witticism | funny sayings, clever remarks |
