| A | B |
|---|
| addendum | something added, usually to a book |
| anthology | an assortment or collection of selected pieces of literature or art |
| bellicose | inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile |
| bizarre | out of the ordinary, odd |
| cognizant | aware, having knowledge |
| declaim | to harangue, to speak bombastically or vehemently |
| equanimity | a calm temper, an even disposition |
| eschew | to avoid or to shun |
| exigent | urgent, requiring immediate attention |
| hone | to sharpen, to make more intense, to make more effective |
| imbue | to impregnate or to inspire with feelings or opinions |
| intemperance | lack of moderation (usually relating to drinking alcohol) |
| intrepid | fearless |
| levitate | to rise or to float in the air in seeming defiance of gravity |
| moribund | close to death |
| pluralism | condition when many cultures coexist in one society |
| portly | heavy or rotund in a stately manner, stout |
| resplendent | brilliant, shining |
| retrogress | to move backward, to degenerate |
| snippet | a small amount, morsel |
| subvert | to destroy or to impair by insidious undermining |
| sybarite | a person devoted to luxury |
| toady | a flatterer; an obsequious sycophant |
| upbraid | to scold harshly, to reproach |
| willful | unruly, self-willed in an obstinate manner |
