| A | B |
|---|
| abase | to degrade, to humiliate |
| abdicate | to renounce or to give up a power |
| brazen | shameless, insolent, disrespectful |
| caustic | sarcastically biting, acrid |
| commiserate | to express sympathy or pity |
| decorum | appropriate conduct, correct and proper behavior |
| deference | courteous going along with the opinions or wishes of another |
| drone | speaking in a monotonous tone; a continuous low humming sound |
| enunciate | to pronounce clearly |
| girth | size or dimensions (usually the measure around a body) |
| grandiose | impressive, imposing |
| inception | the beginning of something |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in speech or words |
| nebulous | lacking clarity of feature or sharpness of outline |
| neophyte | a recent convert, beginner, novice |
| obtuse | dull of mind, insensitive, stupid |
| parable | a short fictitious story that has a moral |
| rant | to rave, to speak in a loud and attacking manner |
| reproach | to blame for something; a disgrace |
| savant | a scholar, a learned person |
| stultifying | causing to be useless, crippling, causing to appear stupid |
| syllabus | a brief outline of the main points of a text or course of study |
| troupe | a company or group--usually theatrical performers |
| unequivocal | without a doubt, clear |
| vapid | dull, inane, insipid |
