| A | B |
|---|
| laborious | hard or toilsome effort |
| fastidious | very difficult to please |
| preposterous | contrary to common sense |
| gaudy | flashy; tasteless fashion |
| poignant | deeply affecting the feelings |
| repression | wishes or impulses are kept from |
| elusive | tending to avoid; hard to understand |
| dissension | disagreement in opinion |
| hysteria | unmanageable; emotional excitability |
| atrocity | act that is wicked; appalling |
| intrigue | to plot secretly |
| elation | raised spirits |
| malicious | spiteful |
| reserve | self-restraint |
| petulant | impatient and irritable |
| ponders | thinks deeply |
| lucid | clear-headed |
| tumultuous | violent; greatly agitated |
| lethargic | drowsy |
| apathetic | no interest |
| epitome | showing typical qualities of |
| ludicrous | absurd; ridiculous |
| archaic | ancient; old-fashioned |
| tranquil | peaceful; calm |
| rigorous | severity; strictness |
| subsided | to become less active |
| arrogant | full of pride |
| immune | not affected |
| contemptuously | scornful |
| persistent | to continue; to endure |
| insolent | arrogant or rude in speech |
| pandemonium | wild uproar |
| bicker | argue; petty quarrel |
| renege | to go back on a promise |
| accrue | increase over time |
| vulnerable | capable of being wounded |
| privy | sharing in a secret |
| prominent | standing out |
| phenomenon | rare or significant fact |
| confer | to compare views; talk |
| complacent | self-satisfied |
| conscientious | done with exactness |
| infinite | being without limits |
| permeate | to pass through; to spread |
| innuendo | subtle or indirect suggestion |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy |
| cordial | heartfelt; tending to cheer |
| impetuous | force and violence; impulsive |
| provincial | lacking urban polish or refinement |
| fluctuate | changing constantly |
| eloquent | well spoken |
| convene | come together |
| retract | take back or away |
| disconsolate | dejected; downcast |
| intent | to do with a purpose |
| solemn | gravely sober and serious |
| tactful | ability to deal with others without offending |
| vanity | inflated pride |
| dispute | to engage in argument |
| distraught | troubled with doubt |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| sporadic | occurring occassionally |
| elicit | to draw forth by discussion |
| valor | personal bravery |
| abrupt | broken off; sudden |
| colossal | of a great size |
| platonic | friendly relationship |
| laudable | worthy of praise |
| initiative | first step or movement |
| notoriety | being generally known, often unfavorably |
