| A | B |
|---|
| abeyance | suspension of action |
| burly | great in bodily size, sturdy; brusque |
| cavalier | an armed horseman, a knight; treating important matters lightly |
| chagrin | vexation through humiliation, hurt pride, or disappointment |
| coagulate | to gather together in a mass, to clot; to congeal |
| compilation | an accumulation of many things |
| contest | to compete, to attempt to disprove |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves |
| effigy | a dummy or image of a person (usually one who is not liked) |
| eon | a long period of time |
| fervent | ardent, showing great emotion, impassioned |
| ingenuity | cleverness, inventiveness, resourcefulness |
| insidious | treacherous or dangerous in a secret sort of way |
| myopic | unable to discern, unable to think clearly or objectively; shortsighted |
| plethora | superabundance, excessive amount |
| propitious | favorably disposed, graciously inclined |
| protrusion | something sticking out |
| quack | an unqualified or fake doctor, charlatan |
| querulous | constantly complaining, whining |
| rustic | relating to the country |
| sovereign | possessed of controlling power |
| temperance | moderation or self-restraint in action or statement |
| truncate | to shorten by cutting |
| undulant | moving with or resembling a wavelike motion |
| viscosity | property of having a high resistance to flow |
