| A | B |
|---|
| affable | courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to |
| aggrandize | to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensity; to make appear greater |
| amorphous | shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion |
| aura | that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality |
| contraband | illegal traffic, smuggled goods; illegal, prohibited |
| erudite | scholarly. learned, bookish, pedantic |
| gossamer | thin, light. delicate, insubstantial; a very thin, light cloth |
| infer | to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint; suggest; imply |
| inscrutable | incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically |
| insular | relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience |
| irrevocable | incapable of being changed or called back |
| propensity | a natural inclination or predilection toward |
| querulous | peevish, complaining, fretful |
| remonstrate | to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to |
| repudiate | to disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
| resilient | able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly |
| reverberate | to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly |
| scurrilous | coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language) foul-mouthed |
| sedulous | persistent, showing industry and determination |
| sleazy | thin or flimsy in texture; cheapl shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable |
| amnesty | a general pardon for an offense against a governmnet; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution |
| autonomy | self-government, political control |
| axiomatic | self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule |
| blazon | to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously l to publish or proclaim widely |
| caveat | a warning or caution to prevent misundeerstanding or discourage behavior |
| equitable | fair, just, embodying principles of justice |
| extricate | to free from entanglementsor difficultiesl to remove with effort |
| filch | to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts |
| flout | to mock, treat with contempt |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsom, contrary; unpredictable |
| precept | ar rule of conduct or action |
| salutary | beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome |
| scathing | bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm |
| scourge | to whip, punish severly, a cause of afflictin or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism |
| sepulchral | funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal |
| soporific | tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethagy, somthing that induces sleep |
| straitlaced | extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical |
| transient | lasting only a short time; fleeting; one who stays only a short time |
| unwieldy | not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity |
| vapid | dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force |
| anomalous | abnormal, iregular, departing from the usual |
| aspersion | a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming |
| bizarre | extremely strange, unusual, atypical |
| brusque | abrupt, blunt, with no formalities |
| cajole | to coax, persudade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises |
| castigate | to punish severely; to criticize severely |
| contrive | to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring abut as the results of a scheme or plan |
| demagogue | a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| disabuse | to free from deceptin or error, set right in ideas or thinking |
| ennui | weariness and dissatisfactin from lack of occupatin or interest, boredom |
| fetter | a chain or shackle placed onthe feet; anything that confines or restrains; to chain or chackle to render helpless or impotent |
| heinous | very wicked, offensive, hateful |
| immutable | not subject to change, constant |
| insurgent | one who rebles or rises against authority; rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on |
| megalomania | a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent; far in excess of reality |
| sinecure | a position requiring little or no work; an easy job |
| surreptitious | stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud |
| transgress | to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law |
| transmute | to change from one natue, substance, or form to another |
| vicarious | performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another |
