| A | B |
|---|
| adequate | sufficient |
| alien | ”person of another family |
| alienate | ”to make unfriendly |
| altruism | unselfish devotion to others |
| assure | to guarantee |
| belligerent | exhibiting hostility or combativeness |
| benign | harmless |
| blunt | not sharp; abrupt |
| catatonic | ”having a lack of movement |
| contrary | opposite; not conforming; unfavorable |
| copious | plentiful; a lot of |
| dearth | scarcity; inadequate supply |
| despondent | sad |
| dismal | gloomy; particularly bad; cheerless |
| estranged | alienated; removed from customary associations |
| futile | fruitless; accomplishing no purpose |
| gallant | courteous & attentive to the ladies |
| grubby | dirty; grimy; sloppy; base |
| hardy | capable of enduring hardship or adverse conditions |
| husky | large; robust; hoarse |
| impotent | helpless; lacking strength or vigor |
| inquisitive | curious |
| kaput | unable to function |
| lavish | produced in abundance; excessive |
| meager | lacking desirable qualities; skimpy |
| meek | mild; submissive; lacking courage |
| melodic | pleasing tones |
| nauseated | disgusted; having an upset stomach |
| obstinate | stubborn |
| obtuse | stupid; dull; blunt |
| ostracize | to exile or exclude from a group |
| paucity | small in number or quantity |
| profuse | bountiful; extravagant; in great abundance |
| puny | weak; ”inferior in power |
| putrid | rotten; foul |
| reprimand | to scold |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acidic to the taste; prostitute |
| terse | short (in length) |
| trivial | commonplace; ordinary |
| vindictive | wanting revenge |
| waxen | lacking vitality or animation; pallid |
| wee | small |
| zealous | extremely eager |
| abject | spiritless; in a lowly state |
| abstract | theoretical; disassociated from any specific items |
| acrimonious | caustic or biting in manner or language |
| acumen | keeness & depth of perception or discrimination |
| adept | competent; skilled |
| aerate | to put air into something |
| aesthetic | conception of beauty or what is pleasing to the senses |
| affinity | kinship; attraction |
| affluence | profusion; wealth; influx; abundant supply |
| agrarian | dealing with farming |
| alacrity | speed |
| altercation | disturbance or fight; disagreement |
| amble | saunter; walk; stroll |
| amity | friendship |
| amorous | loving |
| anachronism | outside of one’s own time |
| analogous | showing a likeness that allows an analogy |
| apathy | indifference; lack of caring |
| apt | highly qualified; intelligent; having a tendency |
| aqueous | containing water |
| arbitrary | determined by individual preference |
| audible | able to be heard |
| audiophile | loves good sound or music |
| bellicose | inclined to fighting |
| benevolent | disposed to doing good |
| biennial | every two years |
| brevity | shortness of time or words |
| cadence | beat or rhythm of sound or voice |
| candid | frank; blunt; fair; free from bias |
| capricious | impulsive; inconstant; unpredictable |
| cascade | fall or pour |
| cessation | stopping |
| chicanery | trckery; deception by subterfuge or sophistry |
| chronicle | narrative; a listing of events |
| clairvoyant | able to see the future |
| clamor | loud noise |
| cognition | knowledge |
| cognizant | mindful; aware knowledgeable about something |
| complacent | unconcerned; self-satisfied; laid-back |
| compulsory | mandatory; required |
| conciliate | to appease; reconcile; pacify |
| concur | to agree |
| conjecture | conclusion based on non-factual information |
| conspicuous | striking; obvious to the eye or mind; attracting attention |
| cordial | sincerely or deeply felt |
| decapitate | to remove the head from something |
| deleterious | harmful; pernicious |
| destitute | suffering from extreme poverty |
| deviate | to stray from an established course or norm |
| devious | not straightforward; cunning; deceptive |
| diligent | painstaking; hard-working |
| discernible | able to be seen or detected; recognizable |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony |
| disdain | contempt; scorn |
| disparage | degrade; depreciate; speak badly about |
| disseminate | to spread around; disperse |
| diverse | varied; of different kinds |
| docile | tame; easily managed |
| dogma | authoritative beliefs |
| effigy | a crude figure representing a hated person |
| emulate | to imitate; to attempt to equal |
| epidemic | disease that spreads rapidly |
| epiphany | an illuminating discovery or realization |
| erudite | learned; well educated; knowledgeable |
| exonerate | to clear of blame; exculpate |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of |
| extricate | to disentangle; untangle; disencumber |
| facetious | meant to be humorous or funny |
| fallacious | tending to deceive or mislead |
| fortuitous | lucky; fortunate |
| futile | useless; accomplishing nothing |
| gratuitous | free; uncalled for; unwarranted |
| hackneyed | trite; lacking freshness or originality |
| homogeneous | same; similar; of uniform structure or composition; |
| impeccable | without flaws; perfect |
| impervious | inpenetrable; incapable of being harmed |
| impetuous | impulsive; without forethought |
| incessant | never-ending |
| incognito | in disguise |
| incorrigible | delinquent; not manageable; unruly; depraved |
| indolent | lazy; averse to activity |
| inept | incompetent |
| innocuous | harmless; inoffensive; insipid |
| inquisitive | curious |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied; quenchless |
| insidious | treacherous; seductive; enticing but harmful |
| integrity | completeness; soundness; incorruptibility |
| jocular | witty; playful; jolly; given to jesting |
| judicious | discreet; exercising sound judgment |
| kindle | to arouse; illuminate; start a fire |
| kinetic | dynamic; lively; active |
| lethargy | ”state of being lazy |
| loquacious | talkative |
| lugubrious | mournful; sad; dismal |
| meticulous | paying attention to details |
| microcosm | a small group that is representative of a larger one |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts others |
| mitigate | relieve; alleviate; to make less severe or painful |
| monarch | king or queen |
| morose | gloomy disposition or mood; sullen |
| mundane | common; ordinary; commonplace |
| novice | beginner |
| obsequious | exhibiting extreme attentiveness; subservient |
| oligarchy | government run by a few people |
| oscillate | to move back & forth between 2 points; swing |
| ostensible | apparent; plausible; open to view |
| ostentatious | showy; marked by conspicuous display |
| pandemonium | chaos |
| philander | to have sex with a lot a women |
| preamble | introductory statement |
| prevaricate | to lie; tell untruths |
| relinquish | to release; let go of |
| squander | to waste |
| stringent | strict |
| superficial | shallow; not having depth |
| terse | short (in duration) |
| transact | to negotiate or to do something |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear |
