| A | B |
|---|
| apposite | appropriate, suitable, apt |
| augur | a prophet or seer; to predict, foreshadow |
| bilk | to defraud, cheat, or swindle; to evade payment of; to frustrate, thwart |
| charisma | the personal special magnetism that makes an individual exceptionally appealing to other people; a divinely bestowed gift or power |
| debilitate | to make weak or feeble |
| zany | clownish or funny in a crazy, bizarre, or ludicrous way; one who plays the clown |
| execrable | utterly detestable, hateful, or abhorrent; extremely inferior |
| impinge | to strike against or collide with violently; to encroach or obtrude upon; to make an impression upon |
| labyrinth | a bewildering maze |
| narcissism | absorption in oneself |
| niggardly | stingy, meanly small or insufficient |
| pastiche | a dramatic musical or literary work made up of bits and pieces from other sources |
| precarious | very uncertain or unsure; dangerous or risky |
| rapport | a close and harmonious relationship |
| utilitarian | stressing practicality over other concerns |
| vacuous | devoid of matter, substance, or meaning; lacking ideas or intelligence; purposeless |
| vagary | an unpredictable, erratic, or seemingly purposeless action |
| viable | capable of living or developing under normal circumstances |
| xenophobia | undue or unreasonable fear, hatred, or contempt of foreigners or of what is foreign or strange |
| zealot | a fanatical partisan; an ardent follower |
