| A | B |
|---|
| abase | to degrade, to humiliate |
| aloof | apart, indifferent |
| angular | lean; sharp cornered; gaunt |
| animosity | harsh feelings, enmity, resentment, hatred |
| apprehend | to seize, arrest, take into custody; to understand; become aware of |
| belligerent | waging war; inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness |
| bemuse | to confuse or to bewilder |
| blighted | destroyed or caused by decline or decay |
| bloat | to swell; to become turgid |
| brittle | fragile, frail, easily damaged |
| circuitous | indirect, roundabout |
| clamor | loud noise or shouting |
| complaceny | the state of being self-satisfied |
| compress | to contract, to reduce in size or volume |
| conjecture | an inference or conclusion drawn or deduced by surmise or guesswork |
| contempt | scorn, extreme dislike or disdain |
| contrite | extremely apologetic, remorseful, repentant |
| corrugated | bent into folds |
| cynical | given to faultfinding, sneering and sarcasm; exhibiting mocking disbelief |
| declivity | downward slope |
| decorousness | proper behavior |
| deft | skillful, adroit |
| degeneration | a state of decline |
| demure | serious, reserved, coy |
| despairing | hopeless, despondent, discourage |
| destitution | state of being extremely poor, in extreme want |
| dilation | expansion |
| dissipation | wasteful spending, squandering |
| docile | easily managed, obedient, passive |
| drawl | to speak slowly with long drawn-out vowels |
| drone | speaking in a monotonous tone; a continuous low humming sounds |
| ecstasy | extreme happiness |
| eddy | a current of air or water moving contrary to the main current (circularly) |
| fallow | inactive, plowed but not sowed |
| fatuous | foolish, silly in an obnoxious way, inane |
| ferment | state of agitation, commotion |
| ferocity | savagery |
| fertile | capable of reproducing |
| fetid | having an offensive smell, malodorous |
| fledging | an immature or inexperienced person; a young bird that is ready to fly |
| fret | to worry or be annoyed |
| fruitless | unproductive, unsuccessful |
| furrow | to make wrinkles or grooves |
| gaunt | very thin, emaciated, angular |
| germinate | to sprout, to begin to grow, to evolve |
| giddy | dizzy |
| gnarl | to twist extensively |
| grate | to cause irritation |
| gravity | seriousness, importance |
| humility | to quality or state of being humble in spirit |
| hypocrite | one who is insincere or deceitful |
| imperious | extremely overbearing |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, assurance and steadiness |
| indignation | anger as a result of something unjust |
| inveterate | firmly established, habitual, deep-rooted |
| iridescence | the quality of exhibiting rainbow-like colors, brilliant appearance |
| irrigate | to wet, to supply with water |
| knotty | so complicated that it can probably not be solved; full of knots |
| languid | slow, sluggish, listless, weak |
| lecher | one who indulges excessively in sexual activity or in lasciviousness |
