| A | B |
|---|
| pompous | (adj.) having or exhibiting self-importance |
| stimulus | (noun) something that rouses or incites to activity |
| affront | (noun) 1. to insult especially to the face by behavior or language 2) a personally offensive act or word |
| paradoxical | (adj.) not being the normal or usual kind |
| docile | (adj.) easily taught or led, ready to accept control or instruction |
| vacuous | (adj.) emptied of or lacking content; having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence |
| baroque | 9adj.) highly ornate or extravagant in style..17th & 18th century European style |
| marooned | (verb) to place or leave in isolation or without hope |
| avert | (verb)1. to turn away or aside (as the eyes) in avoidance 2. to see coming and ward off, ex: avert disaster |
| animated | (adj.) full of life and excitement |
| platonic | (adj.) a relationship based on non-romantic feelings, friendship |
| interim | (noun) a space of time between events, temporary arrangement or period of time |
| depraved | (adj.) marked by corruption or evil |
| euphemism | (noun) the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
