| A | B |
|---|
| explicate | able to be understood, explainable |
| concur | agree |
| zealous | having great energy or enthusiasm |
| fracas | a minor disturbance, quarrel or fight |
| grotesque | repulsively ugly or disgusting |
| savory | salty or spicy rather than sweet |
| chagrin | embarrassment at having failed |
| somnolent | sleepy or drowsy |
| pandemonium | massively wild disorder or confusion |
| acclimate | become accustomed to a new environment |
| laud | praise highly in a public place |
| vivacious | of women, attractively lively and animated |
| whet | excite or stimulate one's interest |
| loll | sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way |
| disparage | regard as being of little worth |
| phlegmatic | unemotional and stolidly calm |
| rescind | revoke, cancel or repeal a law, order or agreement |
| appall | greatly horrify or shock |
| alacrity | brisk and cheerful readiness |
| alleviate | make suffering less severe |
| mandatory | required by law; compulsory |
| elucidate | make something clear; explain fully |
| nondescript | lacking distinctive qualities; bland, boring or dull |
| bellicose | showing aggression and willingness to fight |
| dissonant | lacking harmony; unsuitable or unusual in combination |
| edict | an official order or law |
| droll | unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement |
| antithesis | opposite of a person or thing |
| loquacious | talkative |
| magnanimous | very generous or forgiving to a rival or one less powerful |
