| A | B |
|---|
| loquacious | talkative |
| actuate | to put in to motion or action |
| improvident | wasteful |
| reconnoiter | to survey |
| urbane | refined; suave |
| brazen | shameless or impudent |
| defile | to pollute |
| extemporaneous | off hand; done without preparation |
| zeal | great enthusiasm |
| prolix | tediously long and wordy |
| kleptomania | compulsion to steal |
| harangue | long speech |
| quintessence | the pure and concentrated essence of something |
| bode | to indicate in advance |
| hegemony | leadership or strong influence |
| nadir | lowest point |
| mellifluous | smoothly flowing; sweet sounding |
| stultify | make absurd or ridiculous; render worthless |
| cathartic | clensing |
| lugubrious | sad; mournful |
| obtuse | slow to comprehend |
| rankle | to cause irritation |
| surly | rude; bad tempered |
| vagary | an odd notion |
| palliate | to ease, to lesson |
| intrinsic | accuentual; pertaining to a necessary part of something |
| repugnant | distasteful; disgusting |
| lilliputian | tiny; narrow-minding |
| irremediable | unable to be corrected or cured |
| fastidious | hard to please |
| wield | to handle; to exercise ccontrol |
| tarn | a small lake or pool |
| fetter | to confine; to put into chgains |
| wan | pale; weak; tired |
| deploy | to place troops in position |
| lush | abundunt; rich |
| mangy | shabby; filthy |
| aback | surprised; startled |
| coerce | to force |
| woe | sorrow; grief |
| enamored | in love with |
| gaudy | flashy; showy |
| mute | silent |
| pallid | pale; dull |
| lustrous | shining; bright |
| initiate | to beging with |
| apprise | to inform |
| wroth | angry |
| unkempt | untidy; sloppy |
