| A | B |
|---|
| avocation | n. Minor occupation; hobby |
| commemorative | adj. Designed to keep memories alive |
| excruciatingly | adv. Tormentingly; in an agonizing way |
| subliminally | adv. Unconsciously; not consciously recognized |
| compulsive | adj. Concerning a driving urge |
| philanthropy | n. A charitable group or an act of charity (kindness and help) |
| prevarications | n. Lies; statements that aren't true |
| succinct | adj. Brief and clear |
| hovel | n. Run-down, crude house; shack |
| incongruous | adj. Conflicting; lacking harmony; ill-matched |
| disheartened | adj. Discouraged; hopeless; dejected |
| sheepishly | adv. Shamefacedly; in an embarrassed way |
| disposition | n. Temperament; personality |
| senile | adj. Physically or mentally weak due to old age |
| complex | n. Set of ideas & emotions that lead a person into fixed patterns of thought & behavior |
| fixated | adj./v. Strongly attached to a person or thing; obsessed |
| mulled | v. Thought over carefully; considered or pondered |
| strenuous | adj. Demanding and wearying |
| predicament | n. Unpleasant or dangerous situation |
| mundane | adj. Everyday or ordinary; boringly common |
| disdain | n. Scorn; contempt; hatred; disrespect |
| antagonistic | adj. Hostile; opposing; aggressive; extremely unfriendly |
| voluptuous | adj. Sensuous; full-figured |
| perpetual | adj. Never ceasing or ending; continuous |
| putrid | adj. Rotten and disgusting |
