| A | B |
|---|
| acerbic | sourness; sharpness of temper, words |
| adroit | skillful |
| aperture | an opening; hole |
| array | attire, clothing; to place in order |
| articulate | jointed usually; made up of distinct sounds as speech; able to speak clearly |
| bilk | to cheat or swindle; defraud |
| bolt | fastener; to move rapidly |
| bucolic | country, rural, rustic |
| chaste | pure, virginal |
| codicil | an addition to a will |
| coven | a gathering or meeting |
| credible | believable; reliable |
| crescendo | a gradual increase, climax |
| cumbersome | difficult to handle |
| ensconce | to settle in comfortably |
| enthralling | captivating and fascinating |
| flower | a plant with petals; steadily grow |
| garnish | decorate |
| germane | truly relevant; pertinent |
| hydrophobia | fear of water |
| imbibe | to drink |
| impoundment | the act of seizing and holding in local custody |
| incarcerate | to imprison |
| integral | essential for completeness |
| junta | group of people who rule a government after revolution |
| laggard | a slow person; to fall behind |
| lampoon | light, mocking, sattire that ridicules something |
| latitude | freedom of action or opinion |
| malodorous | having a bad odor; stinking |
| mottled | marked with blotches of different colors |
| nimble | quick and light in motion |
| palette | bored, held by a painter to mix paints on; set of colors to put on |
| pensive | thoughtful or reflective; often in a melancholy way |
| pillage | take by force; rob; steal |
| preface | an introductory statement |
| premonition | vision of future |
| purveyor | supplier |
| pyromania | a compulsion to start destructive fires |
| quaint | odd, old-fashioned, strange |
| query | a question; inquiry |
| reputable | having a good reputation |
| restitution | to pay back; compensate; restoration for something taken |
| searing | scorching, burning |
| solvent | able to pay all one's debts; a substance that can dissolve another substance |
| stark | harsh; desolate; severe |
| synchronize | to move or occur at the same time or rate |
| vignette | a short literary sketch seen in a film or a book |
| witticism | a witty saying; funny sayings; clever remarks |
| flaccid | limp muscles |
| emotive | emotional |
| premonition | a forewarning; foreboding |
