| A | B |
|---|
| administrator | person who manages or directs |
| advisory | power to inform |
| afford | to have enough money |
| amble | walk slowly |
| amiable | pleasant |
| amicable | good-natured, friendly |
| animated | cheerful, happy |
| anomalies | an odd, peculiar, or strange condition |
| appropriate | suitable, fitting |
| articulated | made clear of distinct |
| askew | crooked |
| auburn | Reddish in color |
| awry | crooked, askew |
| blousy | full, flowy |
| blurt | to utter suddenly |
| Braille | a system of printing made up of raised dots that can be read by people without sight |
| brilliant | having or showing great ability or talent |
| cadence | rhythm |
| calories | units of energy measurement |
| camouflage | a disguise that serves to hide someone or something |
| characterized | having certain traits |
| clamor | a loud uproar |
| coiffure | style of arranging hair |
| colleague | an associate |
| commenced | began |
| confirmation | give approval |
| confiscated | to seize as if by authority |
| confrontations | unpleasant face-to-face meetings |
| consternation | sudden, alarming amazement |
| countered | to act in opposition, one that is opposite |
| counterparts | people who hold similar positions |
| crooked | dishonest |
| daunted | to discourage |
| demise | death, termination of existence |
| differentiate | change, alter |
| distraught | extremely upset |
| dormant | quiet, still |
| doubters | people who tend not to believe |
| dread | fear greatly |
| eerie | creepy, scary |
| emit | to send forth, to utter or voice |
| emulate | copy, strive to be like |
| encounter | to come upon unexpectedly |
| establishment | the group that rules a nation, business, or organization |
| evoke | bring forth |
| exaggerated | enlarged beyond the truth |
| exploits | brave deeds |
| familiar | commonly seen, heard, or experienced; well-known |
| fey | enchanted, bizarre |
| flexibility | the ability to bend |
| formal | proper; following rules |
| formidable | dreadful, fearful |
| foyer | entrance |
| fragments | small pieces that are broken off |
| frisk | to search for something by running the hands over the clothing and through the pockets |
| gaggle | noisy, disorderly group |
| garb | dress |
| generous | willing to share belongings and give to others |
| glowering | angrily staring |
| guacamole | a food made from mashed avocadoes |
| harass | bother uncomfortably, pester |
| headmaster | the head of a private school |
| incident | occurrence |
| inducted | admitted into a special group |
| infamous | having an exceedingly bad reputation |
| ingenuous | free from reserve, candid |
| inimitable | incapable of being imitated |
| insipid | uninteresting, flat |
| inspect | to look at carefully |
| installment | one part of a story that is published in parts over a period of time |
| interrogated | asked questions harshly or in great detail |
| intrepid | resolutely fearless |
| jocose | joking, playful |
| jocularity | joking, playful |
| juncture | the act of joining |
| latter | near to the end |
| leisure | in oneÕs time spent not doing work |
| lights-out | the time when lights must be turned off; an official bedtime |
| livid | furiously angry |
| loathe | to feel disgust |
| loom | to seem imminent |
| loquacious | talkative |
| makeshift | a temporary substitute |
| malevolent | wishing evil or harm |
| mane | long lock of hair |
| mania | excitement |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| mausoleum | tomb, burial place |
| meager | small amount |
| melodious | musical, producing melody |
| mete | to hand out |
| monitor | to check or watch |
| monotone | one tone |
| mope | to be gloomy or in low spirits |
| mortify | humiliate greatly, shame |
| muffle | to prevent sound |
| myriad | assortment |
| navigate | to make one's way through |
| nestle | bundle, snuggle |
| obesity | condition of being extremely overweight |
| otiose | idle, lazy |
| outlasted | lasted or existed longer than someone or something else |
| paid heed | pay attention to |
| palsied | withered by disease |
| pandemonium | wild uproar, unrestrained disorder |
| peal | a ringing of a set of bells |
| peers | a person who has equal standing |
| penned | to write |
| perceive | to become aware of, to know |
| perceptive | keen insight, seeing things clearly |
| petite | very small |
| phenomenon | unusual occurrence |
| portal | doorway, entrance |
| potential | capable of being |
| precise | exact |
| prejudice | an opinion that is formed unfairly |
| proboscis | nose, long flexible snout |
| profile | a side view |
| prospered | did well; was successful |
| proximity | nearness in place |
| puerile | childish |
| punctilious | strict or exact |
| quailed | shrink back in fear, cower |
| quell | quiet, still |
| queried | questioned, inquired |
| querulous | full of complaints, complaining |
| racists | people who believe that their race is better than others |
| rebound | bounce back |
| reluctant | hesitant |
| resourceful | able to deal with new or difficult circumstances |
| resumed | to take up with or go on again |
| retort | witty reply |
| rookie | beginner, as on a sports team |
| roots | origins, personal history, and background |
| sagacious | wise, clever |
| sarcastic | describes sharp or bitter words that are meant to hurt or make fun of someone |
| satchel | a small bag or suitcase for carrying clothing or other items |
| semipro team member | who is only paid to play part-time and may have another job |
| sentry | guard, watchman |
| sextet | group of six |
| shenanigans | mischievous, deceitful trick |
| shrilled | high pitched sound |
| snivel | cry with sniffling, run at nose |
| somber | extremely serious, gloomily dark |
| sported | wore |
| spot | see |
| stern | firm, strict, uncompromising |
| stifled | to suppress or withhold |
| striplings | an adolescent youth |
| stumped | confused |
| sub vocalize | to say under one's breath |
| surreptitiously | secretly |
| survey | appraise |
| swivel | to turn around |
| tedious | monotonous, dull |
| terrorist | someone who uses fear to reach goals |
| terse | neatly or effectively concise |
| titanic | enormous size |
| titter | chuckle, giggle |
| trek | hike strenuously |
| tress | long lock of hair |
| triggers | sets in motion; starts something |
| trudge | walk slowly |
| turnstiles | spinning posts |
| ultimate | greatest; most important |
| umpire | an official in a baseball game |
| uncompromising | without reservation |
| unison | corresponding exactly |
| unparalleled | without equal; cannot be bettered |
| usher | guide or show |
| ushers | people who help others find their seats in a theater or stadium |
| utter | pronounce, speak |
| vendors | people who sell to others |
| verdant | green |
| victor | winner |
| vinyl | a tough, shiny plastic |
| wages | money earned for working |
| waggish | roguish in merriment, good humor |
| waning | nearing the end of |
| wisps | thin curls |
| wrathful | very angry, full of wrath |
| slumped | to droop, collapse heavily |
| woe | grief or distress |
| ominous | creepy, threatening |
| pontificate | to speak in a pompous manner |
| a plethora of | a lot of, many |
| a dearth of | a lack of |
| condemn | to express strong feeling against something |
| desecration | an act that shows disrespect for something sacred |
| doomed | marked for a bad ending |
| endure | to put up with |
| indignities | acts that lessen self-respect |
| forsake | to give up |
| architect | a person who designs buildings |
| cicadas | insects with side bodies, wings, make shrill buzzing sound |
| shepherded | guided |
| beckoned | signaled, hand sign indicating to move towards someone |
| interiors | inside areas of buildings |
| guzzling | drinking quickly |
| discomfort | a feeling of uneasiness |
| buffet | to strike with force |
