| A | B |
|---|
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of, to ease, pacify |
| dictum | formal and authoritaative prononcement of priciple, proposition or opinion |
| taciturn | tempermentally disinclined to talk; habitually quiet |
| repertoire | list or supply of pieces to perform or a supply of skills |
| vapid | lacking liveliness, tang ; flat or uninteresting |
| malevolent | wishing ill will or hatred to others |
| stealthly | slow, deliberate, and secret in action or character |
| predilection | a preference for; a prepossession in favor of |
| domicile | person's home; abode |
| profane | defiled; serving to defile what is holy |
| nebulous | clody, hazy, foggy, indistinct |
| foray | sudden or irregular attack for war or spoils; raid |
| condescend | to descend to a less formal or dignified level; to stoop; to assme an air of superiority |
| indigenous | produced, growing or living naturally in an area |
| covey | a small flock of birds; company; band |
| entailment | legal term meaning one's property temporarily held until one pays the taxes |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| expound | to defend with argument; to explain the meaning of |
| iniquity | wickedness; sin |
| contentious | argumentaative; quallelsome |
| fraught | filled, full of |
| monosyllabic | using ofr speaking only words of one syllable; conspicuously brief in answering |
| amiable | friendly, agreeable, generally pleasing |
| disapprobation | act or state of disapproving |
| auspicious | promising good favor, favorable |
| tacit | implied or indicated but not actually expressed; unspoken |
| magisterial | witha dignified, sedate, or pompous manner |
| asinine | stupid; stubborn |
| quibble | to evade or shift from the point; to bicker |
