| A | B |
|---|
| bumptious | presumptuously, obtusely, obstrutive |
| bildungsroman | a novel about the moral and psychological growth of the main character |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will: wander |
| superannuated | incapacitated or disqualified for active duty be advanced age |
| precipitate | falling, flowing, or rushing with steep descent |
| yahoo | a boorish, crass or stupid person |
| sic | intentionally so written--used after a printed word or passage to indicate that it is intended exactly as printed |
| eponymous | of, relating to |
| totem | an object serving as the emblem of a family or clan |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail; to look over or throughin a casual or cursory manner |
