| A | B |
|---|
| forte (958) | something in which a person excels |
| languish (959) | to to lose strength; become weak or feeble; to exist in miserable or disheartening conditions |
| insurrection (964) | open revolt against civil authority |
| dissipation (964) | dissolute indulgence in snsual pleasure (often drunkenness) |
| compliance (958) | conforming or yielding to other, often in a weak or subservient way |
| excoriate (920) | to verbally denounce or berate severely |
| ingenious (921) | clever, resourceful, inventive |
| flamboyant (761) | strikingly bold, sometime showy |
| lucrative (94) | very profitable, moneymaking |
| debunk (94) | to expose or excoriat (a claim) as being pretentious, false, or exaggerated |
| scathing (95) | harmful, injurious, bitterly severe (usually said of a verbal or written statement) |
| impertinent (95) | intrusive, insolently rude |
| vernacular (95) | using the native language of a place |
| colloquial (95) | characteristic of ordinary conversation (in contrast to more formal writing); informal |
| acerbic (96) | harsh or severe (criticism) |
| premonition (419) | a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment |
| ponderous (420) | heavy, massive, awkward or unwieldy |
| fervent ("war prayer") | showing great intensity of spirit or enthusiasm |
| shrewd (287) | astute or sharp in practical matters |
| contrived (288) | obviously forced or artificial |
| polemical (288) | a controversial argument |
| genteel (289 & 307) | stylish, refined, belonging to polite society |
| castigate (308) | to criticize severely |
| parody (308) | a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing |
| dissolute (309) | indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improper conduct |
| tacit (313) | understood without being openly expressed; implied |
| ablution (313) | the daily routine of washing one's hands and body |
| lugubrious (313) | mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated manner |
| tractable (314) | easily managed or controlled; docile |
| extricate (314) | to free or release from entanglement; to liberate |
