| A | B |
|---|
| Scrutinize | to look at closely |
| Anecdote | funny story |
| Pretentious | acting like you are more important than you are |
| Spontaneous | occuring naturally |
| Emulate | to try to be like someone else |
| Precocious | a child with an adults ability |
| Asylum | safe place |
| Collaborate | work together |
| Intuition | knowing something without proof |
| Provocative | doing something to excite or anger someone |
| Lobby | to try to influence others |
| submissive | giving up to the will of others |
| impenetrable | can't get through it |
| Aroma | Smells good |
| Stench | Stinks yuk! |
| savory | taste good |
| arid | dry |
| lunge | to move forward |
| oppresive | cruel without reson |
| overcast | cloudy |
| anonymous | no one knows who |
| antagonist | bad guy |
| spite | hateful |
| optimism | looking on the good side |
| pessimism | looking on the bad side |
| reverence | respectful |
| superficial | on the surface |
| Vindicate | to free someone of blame |
| Surreptitious | sneaky |
| Benevolent | kind to others |
| Abbreviate | to shorten |
| Censure | to blame or criticize |
| Substantiate | to proof something with evidence |
| Tact | careful not to offend people |
| Transient | not lasting long |
| Venerable | old and respected |
| Wary | careful and cautious |
| Tenacious | determined to hold on |
| Querulous | to whine and complain |
| Abstinence | to take a vow of doing something |
| Anachronism | old fashion |
| Reconcile | be freinds again |
| assiduous | hard working |
| camaraderie | having to do with friendship |
| Gregarious | Sociable |
| Flashback | Looking back into the past |
| Immobile | very still; not moving |
| exquisite | beautiful |
| thrifty | careful with your money |
| menace | danger or threat |
| recuperate | to recover or get well |
| converge | come together |
| diverge | divide or move apart |
| procrastinate | to put off until later |
| orator | good speaker |
| abhor | to hate or be disgusted by |
| abridge | to shorten |
| adjacent | next to |
| adversary | your opponent or enemy |
| ambition | to have goals |
| anarchy | chaos, disorder, disorganized |
| apathy | don't care either way |
| circuitous | circular route, not going directly |
| compassion | feeling sorry for someone |
| Compromise | to reach agreement by both sides giving something up |
| Aversion | a dislike |
| berate | scold |
| blunder | stupid mistake |
| buffoon | clown |
| calamity | a disaster or terrible event |
| caress | loving touch or hug |
| dispute | argument or debate |
| distraught | upset or disturbed |
| exemplary | deserves to be imitated; an example |
| deplete | to reduce the amount of something |
| devious | surreptitious and sneaky |
| dormitory | place where many people sleep |
| edible | can be eaten |
| exceed | going past the limit |
| facetious | trying to be funny |
| fanatic | person overly enthusiastic |
| exempt | don't have to do it |
| condescending | looking down on people |
| demagogue | leader who stirs up trouble |
| Diverse | different things |
| divulge | to reveal to the public |
| drench | get soaking wet |
| eavesdrop | listen in on a private conversation |
| enamor | love |
| encounter | meet up with |
| epidemic | sickness that spreads |
| diligent | hard working like assiduous |
| discredit | make someone look bad |
| fortuitous | fortunate or lucky |
| differentiate | show difference |
| enigma | something hard to understand |
| entourage | a group of people who are with an important person |
| eulogy | formal speech usually about a dead person |
| exclude | keep out |
| exterminate | get rid of |
| faciliate | to make things easier for someone |
| ferocious | fierce, savage |
| downpour | a terrible, strong rain |
| fickle | can't make up your mind |
| fluctuate | to go up and down |
| flagrant | very clear, noticeable, shocking |
| fret | to worry |
| fugitive | a person running away |
| futile | pointless, no reason for |
| futuristic | looking like what you think the future would be |
