| A | B |
|---|
| Legacy | something handed down from an ancestor or predecssor from the past SYN: inheritance, heirloom, heritage |
| provender | a stock or supply of food SYN: provisions, grub, fare |
| bay | curved inlet of sea or land SYN: difficult situation |
| mettle | courage and fortitude, spirit SYN: bravery, determination, ANT: cowardice, weak |
| slighted | to treat with discourteous reserve or inattention |
| vaunting | to speak boastfully of; to brag SYN: show off, flaunt, promote ANT: play down |
| indirection | a devious act or statement SYN: deceitful action ANT: honest approach |
| vessel | a hollow receptacle or boat SYN: epitone, essence ANT: antithesis |
| tarry | to remain or linger SYN: stay, stay put, loiter ANT: leave, wait |
| rites | the prescribed or customary form for conducting a religious or another solemn ceremony SYN: ritual, ceremonial act, set procedure ANT: informal |
| Augment | to make greater SYN: increase, expand, enlarge ANT: diminish |
| Surly | proud, commanding, impolite, rude SYN: gruff, abrupt ANT: friendly |
| imminent | likely to happen presently; threatening SYN: pending, looming, forthcoming ANT: distant |
| confound | confuse SYN: muddle, mistake, misperceive ANT: distinguish |
| spare | lean or thin, additional SYN: extra, frugally, meager ANT: generous |
| discourse | to speak formally and at length SYN: address, speech, dissertation |
| throng | a large group of people crowded closely together SYN: mob, mass, horde, multitude ANT: some |
| cognizance | conscious knowledge or recognition; awareness SYN: understanding, appreciation, grasp ANT: ignorance |
| cumber | to weigh down, burden SYN: hamper or hinder ANT: facilitate, unburden |
| eradicate | to destroy completely, as if down to the roots or source SYN: eliminate, exterminate, remove ANT: introduce |
