| A | B |
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| accentuate | To give prominence to; emphasize or intensify |
| analogy | Similarity in some respects between things otherwise unlike |
| aspire | To have a great ambition; desire strongly |
| bamboozle | To deceive by elaborate trickery; hoodwink |
| bizarre | Very strange or odd |
| boisterous | Noisy and lacking restraint or discipline |
| boycott | A refusal to buy from or deal with a person, business, or nation |
| camouflage | Protective coloring or disguise that conceals |
| chronology | The order or sequence of events. |
| commemorate | To honor the memory of someone or something |
| cower | To crouch or draw back, as from fear or pain; cringe |
| decorum | Proper behavior or conduct; propriety |
| deduction | The process of reaching a conclusion by reasoning |
| deign | To be willing to do something that one considers beneath one's dignity |
| despondent | Feeling depression of spirits from loss of hope, confidence, or courage |
| divulge | To make known; reveal; tell |
| eclectic | Choosing or taking what appears to be the best from various sources |
| embargo | An order by a government prohibiting ships from entering or leaving its ports |
| enthusiastic | Having or showing great interest or excitement |
| exult | To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant |
| fallacy | A false notion or mistaken belief |
| flourish | To grow or develop well or luxuriantly; thrive |
| formidable | Arousing fear, dread, alarm, or great concern; Admirable; awe-inspiring |
| gargoyle | A waterspout or ornamental figure in the form of a grotesque animal or person |
| guerrilla | A member of a military force that is not part of a regular army |
| heritage | Something other than property passed down from preceding generation; |
| hologram | A projected image illuminated with a laser or ordinary light. |
| hypocrisy | The practice of expressing feelings, beliefs, or virtues that one does not hold |
| immune | Protected from disease naturally or by vaccination or inoculation. |
| impertinent | Offensively bold; rude |
| introspection | The examination of ones own thoughts and feelings. |
| jaunty | Having or showing a carefree self-confident air |
| jovial | Full of fun and good cheer; jolly |
| labyrinth | A complex structure of connected passages difficult to find one's way |
| laconic | Using few words; concise |
| maneuver | A movement or procedure that involves skill or cunning. |
| mosaic | A picture or design made on a surface by fitting and cementing together small pieces |
| mutation | A change in a gene or chromosome of an organism that can be inherited |
| nuisance | A source of inconvenience or annoyance; a bother |
| outrageous | Exceeding all bounds of what is right or proper; immoral or offensive |
| ozone | A poisonous, unstable form of oxygen that has three atoms per molecule |
| plateau | An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land |
| pulverize | To pound, crush or grind to powder or dust |
| quandary | A condition of uncertainty or doubt; a dilemma |
| quarantine | A condition, period of time, or place in which a person or animal is kept in isolation |
| quota | An amount of something assigned, a to be done, made, or sold |
| random | Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective |
| recede | To move back or away from a limit, degree, point, or mark |
| renaissance | A rebirth or revival |
| renegade | A person who rejects a cause, allegiance, religion, or group for another |
| repose | The act of resting or the state of being at rest |
| sacrifice | The act of giving up something highly valued for the sake of something else |
| silhouette | An outline of something that appears dark against light background. |
| solstice | Either of the times of year when the sun is farthest north or south of the equator |
| spectrum | A band of colors seen when white light is broken up |
| stereotype | A conventional or oversimplified idea or image |
| strategy | A plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal |
| suffrage | The right to vote in political elections |
| symbiosis | The close association between two or more different organisms of different species. |
| tariff | A tax of duty imposed by a government on a category of imported of exported goods |
| technique | A procedure or method for accomplishing a complicated task |
| tempo | A characteristic rate or rhythm or something |
| toxin | A poisonous substance produced by a living organism |
| tranquility | The quality or condition of being free from disturbance |
| tumult | Noisy and disorderly activity; Emotional or mental commotion or agitation |
| tundra | A cold, treeless, usually lowland area of far northern regions |
| ultraviolet | Of or relating to electromagnetic radiation |
| unanimous | Sharing the same opinion; being fully in agreement |
| undulate | To move in waves or with a smooth wavy motion |
| vaccine | A substance that stimulates cells in the immune system to attack disease-causing agents |
| vacillate | To be unable to decide between one opinion or course of action and another; waiver |
| virtuoso | A person of great skill or technique |
| voracious | Having or marked by an insatiable appetite for food, an activity, or occupation |
| wretched | Very unhappy or unfortunate; miserable |
| yacht | Any of various relatively small sailing or motor-driven vessels |
