| A | B |
|---|
| lithe | flexible and graceful |
| luxuriant | abundant in growth, very fertile |
| malice | desire to harm others |
| mellow | pleasingly mild |
| methodical | proceeding in a regular or systematic order |
| migratory | moving from place to place, wandering, transient |
| morose | being sullen or gloomy |
| nebulous | lacking clarity of feature or sharpness of outline |
| nonchalance | indifferent, a showing of little interest |
| obscure | difficult to see, vague |
| ominous | threatening |
| paradoxical | something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct |
| parch | to become dry from heat, to shrivel from heat |
| pare | to reduce or to lessen |
| penitent | showing or feeling regret for wrongdoing, repentant |
| petulance | unreasonable touchiness or irritability |
| pinnacle | to peak or highest point |
| pique | resentment, irritation |
| plumage | feathers of a bird |
| poignant | piercing, incisive, and keen |
| prodigal | wasteful, a person given to extravagance |
| prostration | a stretching out due to lacking vitality and being completely overcome |
| querulous | constantly complaining, whining |
| ravenous | urgently eager for food; craving satisfaction or gratification |
| refuge | shelter or place of protection |
| relish | to take great pleasure or delight in |
| repress | to restrain, to hold back |
| reproach | to blame for something; a disgrace |
| restive | unwilling to yield or to adjust |
| revere | to honor, to regard with respect |
| rivulet | a small stream, brook |
| sated | satisfied fully, indulged to excess |
| satiric | characterized by satire (a branch of literature ridiculing vice or folly) |
| scurry | to hurry about a scamper |
| scuttle | to sink (usually a ship) |
| serene | calm, placid |
| shrill | high-pitched or piercing (sound) |
| slovenly | messy, untidy, careless |
| splice | to join |
| stealthy | acting in a secret and sneaky way |
| supplication | begging, humbly asking for a favor |
| swell | to increase in size |
| tentative | not fully worked out, provisional, uncertain |
| tepid | moderately warm; lacking in passion, force, or animation |
| titanic | massive, enormous in scope |
| transcended | surpassed, exceeded |
| unkempt | disheveled in appearance |
| vagrant | a wanderer who does not have a home |
| vehement | forcefully expressing emotion or conviction |
| vibrant | full of life |
| virtuous | having excellent morals; righteous |
| vivacious | full of life; very animated |
| voluptuous | pleasurable to the senses, sensuous |
| warp | to become bent or twisted |
| warranted | justified |
| waver | to show indecision or to vacillate |
| wispy | small in amount, fragile, or slight |
| wooden | stiff, clumsy |
| zenith | the highest point overhead, peak |
| zephyr | a gentle breeze, the west wind |
