| A | B |
|---|
| bizarre | odd; strange |
| accentuate | to highlight; to emphasize |
| divulge | to reveal |
| intermittent | coming at random times |
| jovial | jolly; happy |
| symbiosis | the living together of two different things in harmony |
| alliteration | the repetition of initial sounds of words |
| embargo | the prohibition of commerce |
| introspection | the act of looking at one's own thoughts and feelings |
| pulverize | to pound |
| tariff | a tax on imports |
| analogy | a comparison |
| eclectic | coming from varied sources |
| protagonist | a main character |
| relevant | on topic |
| technique | a way of doing something |
| cower | to cringe in fear |
| facetious | joking in a mean way |
| laconic | short with words |
| loquacious | excessively talking |
| wrought | formed |
| aspire | to want to be |
| exult | to rejoice |
| inference | a conclusion reached through hints |
| omnipotent | all-powerful |
| quandary | a dilemma |
| bamboozle | to fool |
| fallacy | a false belief |
| impertinent | runde |
| quarantine | to isolate |
| tranquility | a state of peace |
| flourish | to do well |
| maneuver | a skilled movement |
| quota | a target number |
| tumultuous | disorderly activity |
| boisterous | loud; unruly |
| formidable | difficult to overcome |
| labyrinth | a maze |
| sporadic | occurring now and then |
| tempestuous | stormy |
| boycott | to act together in refusing to deal with a business |
| despondent | hopeless |
| gargoyle | an ugly statue hanging off of a building |
| metaphor | a figure of speech claiming one thing to be another |
| random | having no pattern |
| camouflage | a protective coloring or disguise |
| guerilla | a member of an unregulated army |
| mosaic | a picture made by fitting small-colored tiles together |
| recede | to move back |
| unanimous | in full agreement |
| chronology | the order of events |
| guru | a master; a teacher |
| mutation | a change |
| renaissance | a rebirth |
| undulate | to move in a wavy motion |
| commemorate | to honor the memory of someone |
| epiphany | a lightbulb moment |
| heritage | a tradition |
| renegade | an outlaw |
| vaccine | a substance that helps to destroy disease |
| exponent | the number of times one should multiply a number by itself |
| hieroglyphic | an Egyptian writing |
| nocturnal | active at night |
| repose | the state of being at rest |
| vacillate | to waver; to be unable to decide |
| decorum | the proper behavior |
| hologram | a photographic record of a 3-D image |
| sacrifice | to give something up for the common good |
| vertebrate | an animal with a backbone |
| deduction | a conclusion through a process |
| hypocrite | a person who says one thing and does the opposite |
| omnivore | an animal that eats both plants and animals |
| silhouette | an organism that is dark against a light background |
| virtuoso | a person of extraordinary skill |
| aggravating | upsetting; bothersome |
| appalled | to be overcome with dismay and horror |
| apprehension | anxious |
| capitualation | the surrender under certain terms |
| compassionate | caring |
| conspicious | easily seen |
| disgruntled | upset; unhappy with the situation |
| finicky | picky |
| foreboding | to have a sense that something bad will happen |
| inarticulate | unclear; unable to express one's self |
| indifference | lacking a caring attitude |
| jubilation | joy |
| loathe | hate |
| makeshift | a temporary solution |
| mercurial | airy, upbeat, curious |
| meticulous | careful; having a perfectionist quality |
| oppression | the act of pressing down |
| ostentatious | excessively displaying one's wealth |
| reproachful | describing an act that should be discredited |
| unabashed | without reservation; bold |
| vile | awful |
| stealthily | sneakily |
| rucksack | knapsack |
| tyranny | a ruling power that is unjust |
| wallow | to sit in one's own self-pity |
| pandemonium | craziness; mob-like |
