| A | B |
|---|
| adept | masterful, thoroughly skilled, accomplished |
| bleak | grim, dreary, cheerless |
| despicable | low, contemptible, vile |
| emancipate | to set loose, to free from slavery, to unchain |
| exploit | to utilize, to develop; an adverturous deed |
| impair | to injure, to damage, to disable |
| languid | lazy, sluggish, listless |
| obtrusive | brash, rude, impudent; conspicuous, protruding, jutting |
| render | to present, to furnish, to deliver officially |
| skeptical | doubting, suspicious, incredulous |
| brevity | terseness, pithiness |
| concise | brief, succinct, terse, pithy, to the point |
| depreciation | a cheapening, lowering, devaluation |
| divulge | to disclose, impart |
| forestall | to hinder, thwart, preclude, ward off |
| proponent | a supporter, advocate |
| recoil | to shrink, flinch, retreat; a kickback |
| reek | a stench; to stink, smell |
| rivulet | a brook, creek, rill |
| staccato | abrupt, disconnected, disjointed |
| appreciable | perceptible, detectable, considerable |
| blanch | to bleach, drain, wash out; to go white |
| brawny | broad-shouldered, strapping, husky, burly |
| contend | to battle, dispute; to vie; to maintain, assert |
| illustrious | eminent, renowned, prominent, celebrated |
| irreverent | profane, impious, sacrilegious, flippant |
| lithe | supple, flexible, pliant, lissome |
| ponder | to think over, ruminate, contemplate |
| synthetic | artificial, ersatz |
| venomous | nasty, malicious, virulent, malevolent |
| ad infinitum | unceasingly, incessantly, endlessly, ceaselessly |
| bona fide | genuine, authentic, sincere, legitimate, certified |
| clique | inner circle; small, exclusive group of people |
| congenial | friendly, sociable, getting along well with others; agreeable, pleasant, amiable, compatible |
| migration | population shift; a movement from one country or region to another; mass movement |
| perverse | obstinate, inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good and proper, contrary |
| rancid | fetid, stale, spoiled, putrid |
| sever | to separate, amputate, divide into parts, cut off |
| untenable | not capable of being held or defended; indefinsible; impossible to maintain |
| vindicate | to clear from hint or charge of wrongdoing; absolve, exonerate, acquit; to defend successfully against opposition; to justify |
| admonish | to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty |
| breach | an opening, gap; a violation or infraction; to create an opening, break through |
| brigand | a bandit |
| circumspect | careful, cautious |
| commandeer | to seize for military or official use |
| cumbersome | clumsy, hard to handle |
| deadlock | a complete standstill; to bring to a standstill |
| debris | scattered fragments, wreckage |
| diffuse | to spread or scatter freely or widely; wordy, long - winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread |
| dilemma | a difficult or perplexing situation or problem |
| adjourn | to stop proceedings for a time |
| alien | a citizen of another country; foreign, strange |
| comely | having a pleasing appearance |
| compensate | to make up for; to repay for services |
| dissolute | loose in one's morals or behavior |
| erratic | not regular or consistent; different fromwhat is ordinarily expected; undependable |
| expulsion | the process of driving or forcing out |
| feint | a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; (v.) to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of |
| fodder | food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose |
| fortify | to strengthen; build up |
| abridge | to make shorter |
| adherent | a follower; attached, sticking to |
| altercation | an angry argument |
| cherubic | resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent |
| condone | to pardon or overlook |
| dissent | to disagree |
| eminent | famous, outstanding, dignified |
| exorcise | to eject something troublesome, manacing, or oppressive; to drive out as if by magic |
| fabricate | to make, manufacture; to make up, invent |
| irate | angry |
| abscond | to run off and hide |
| access | approach or admittance to places, persons, things; to get at, obtain |
| anarchy | a lack of government and law, confusion |
| arduous | hard to do, requiring much effort |
| auspicious | favorable; fortunate |
| biased | favoting one side unduly; prejudiced |
| daunt | to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten |
| disentangle | to free from tangles or complications |
| fated | determined in advance by destiny or fortune |
| hoodwink | to mislead by a trick, deceive |
| accomplice | partner in crime, a person who takes part in a crime |
| annihilate | to obliterate, to demolish, to destroy completely |
| arbitrary | unreasonable; autocratic, capricious |
| brazen | made of brass; impudent, shameless |
| catalyst | a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction |
| exodus | mass emigration, large - scale flight from someplace |
| facilitate | to ease, smooth the way, to assist |
| incorrigible | unruly, intractable; not able to be corrected |
| latent | hidden, undeveloped; present but not realized |
| militant | agressive, truculent; an activist |
| doleful | sad, dreary, sorrowful, mournful, melancholy, dolorous |
| defray | to pay for, to settle, to bear the cost, to foot the bill |
| hamper | to hold back, to hinder, to obstruct, to impede, to inhibit |
| impoverished | poor, in a state of poverty, poverty - stricken, destitute, indigent |
| ghastly | frightful, horrible; deathly pale, dreadful, appalling, gruesome, grisly |
| credible | believable, plausible, likely, acceptable |
| diligent | hardworking, industrious, not lazy |
| hew | to cut down with an ax, or to shape, to hack, to fell; to hold to, to adhere, to conform |
| atone | to make up for, to make amends for, to expiate |
| heretic | someone who does not agree with a commonly accepted attitude or belief, unbeliever, skeptic, nonconformist |
| adieu | "So long!"; a good - bye, "Farewell" |
| apex | a peak, summit, acme; the highest point, tip |
| bogus | phony, fake, spurious, false, counterfeit |
| interim | temporary, time between; an interval, interlude |
| malign | to speak evil of, to badmouth, to slander |
| malignant | wicked, evil |
| metropolis | a large urban center, major city |
| obstreperous | wild, rowdy; unruly, noisy |
| perilous | risky, chancy, dangerous, hazardous, unsafe |
| sprightly | peppy, lively, spirited, animated, full of life |
| tirade | long and angry speech, a harangue, severe scolding, diatribe |
| assurance | freedom from self - doubt, sureness, poise, self - confidence; a promise |
| console (v.) | to sooth, offer solace, to comfort, to alleviate |
| console (n.) | control unit of an electrical, electronic, or mechanical system |
| dross | rubbish, trash, detritus, waste products; dregs, scum |
| flippant | impudent, disrespectful, impertinent, insolent, saucy; frivolous |
| institute (v.) | to found, to establish, to set up, to bring about |
| institute (n.) | an academy, an organization for the promotion of learning |
| preposterous | ridiculous, senseless, absurd, incredible |
| rabid | fanatical, zealous; raving, furious, berserk; infected with rabies |
| rejuvenate | to renew, revitalize, to make young again, breathe new life into |
| sparse | thin, scanty, scattered, few and far between |
| venture | to try, to chance, to undertake; a gamble, a daring feat |
| auxiliary | additional, back - up; a reserve, accessory |
| cubicle | an enclosure, a hole - in - the - wall |
| envoy | an agent, ambassador, emissary, minister |
| expedient | a contrivance, device; serviceable |
| flair | an aptitude, a bent, a knack, a gift; style, panache |
| heterogeneous | miscellaneous, mixed, variegated |
| impel | to urge, to push, to spur, to propel, to incite |
| inscribe | to engrave, to imprint; to enroll, to enlist |
| prognosis | a prediction, a forecast, a projection |
| repugnant | hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive |
