| A | B |
|---|
| vacuous | devoid of matter; empty |
| corpulent | fat; obese |
| vinous | of or pertaining to wine |
| subterfuge | an evasive tactic used to avoid confrontation |
| punctilious | attentive to etiquette |
| somnambulatory | walking while asleep |
| denizen | an inhabitant or resident |
| notoriety | the quality of being widely and unfavorably known |
| meretricious | attracting attention in a vulgar manner |
| hitherto | until this time; up to now |
| euphemism | the substitution of an inoffensive term for an offensive one |
| obtrusive | tending to push self-assertively forward |
| dilatory | tending to delay or procrastinate |
| caravansary | any large inn or hostelry |
| bona fide | done in good faith; sincere |
| boisterously | rough and stormy; violent |
| contingency | an event that might occur but that is not likely |
| precipitate | to cause to happen before anticipated |
| tumultuous | noisy and disorderly; riotous |
| libertine | one who acts without moral restraint |
| magnanimous | generous; noble of mind |
| truculent | disposed to fight |
| traverse | to travel across, over, or through |
| unscrupulous | without scruples; contemptuous of what is right |
| pasquinade | a lampoon posted in a public place |
