| A | B |
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| Chattel | an item of personal movable property |
| Austere | stern, as in manner; without excess, unadorned, severally plain and simple |
| Lament | to express sorrow or to regret to mourn |
| Aloof | distant, reserved in manner; uninvolved |
| Incongruous | not appropriate, unsuited to the surroundings; not fitting in |
| Cerebral | of or relating to the brain; an intelectual person |
| Bulwark | a defensive wall; something serving as a principal of defence |
| Encroach | to intrude gradually upon the rights or possessions of another; to trespass |
| Connoisseur | an expert, particularly in matters of art and taste |
| Belittle | to speak of or think of as unimportant; to put someone down |
| Trenchant | cutting, incisive, having a sharp point, caustic, sarcastic |
| Procrastinate | to put off until later |
| Roster | a list of names; especially of personnel available for duty |
| Impede | to obstruct or interfene with; to delay |
| forbear | to refrain from;to abstain; to be patient or tolerant |
| Delectable | pleasant, delightful, savory, delicious |
| Evade | to elude or avoid by cunning; to flee from a purseur |
| Efface | to rub away |
| Asunder | in separate parts; apart from each other in position |
| Incite | to arouse to action |
| Aghast | shocked, frightened, terrified, taken back |
| Beleaguer | to besiege; beset, surround, harass |
| Milieu | environment or surroundings |
| Histrionic | overly dramatic, theatrical |
| Bludgeon | a short, heavy, thick club that has one end larger than the other |
| Arduous | hard, difficult, tiresome |
| Reminisce | to recall the past |
| Entrap | to catch in or as if in a trap |
| Dulcet | melodious, soft, soothing |
| Porcine | reminiscent of or pertaining to a pig; resembling a pig |
| Lassitude | listlessness, torpor, weariness |
| Coterie | a circle of close associates or friends |
| Erode | to wear away or become worn away; to eat away |
| Ambiance | mood, feeling, general atmosphere |
| Girth | te distance around something; to encirlce; to secure with a band that encircles the body of an animal |
| Askew | to one side; crooked; awry; a long look of comtempt |
| Cubism | a style of art in which the subject matter is portrayed by geometric forms, especially cubes |
| Cranny | a small opening as in a wall or rock face |
| Enrage | to put in a rage; infuriate; anger |
| Propulsive | propelling as in a propelling force |
| Unwieldy | hard to handle or manage; clumsy |
| Harrowing | extremely distressed; disturbing or frightening |
| Aptitude | capacity for learning; natural ability |
| Endure | to carry on through despite hardship; to put up with |
| Chronic | continuing for a long time; continuous |
| Giddy | light-headed; dizzy, frivolous |
| Cower | cringe from fear; to shrink away |
| Irascible | easily angered, irritable |
| Gossamer | delicate floating cobwebs, light, flimsy, delicate |
| Queue | to form or to wait in line |
| Myriad | an extremely large number |
| Accolade | an award; an honor; approved, praised |
| Caucus | a political party to make decisions and discuss issues, assembly of individuals or members of a delegation |
| Grandiloquent | attempting to impress with big words or grand jestures |
| Dromedary | a one-humped domesticated camel |
| Demonic | one who works devilishly, a persistant person, force or drive; evil person |
| Noxious | physically or mentally destructive, or harmful to human beings |
| Proficient | skillful; very good at something |
| Harangue | in lecture; berate; a very long bombastic speech |
| Atrophy | to wither away |
| Muster | to collect or gather; the act of inspection or critical examination |
| Glutton | one who consumes or eats a great deal; having the capacity to withstand or recieve something |
| Catapult | slingshot |
| Beget (past=Begat) | to give birth to; to create |
| Curtail | to truncate or abridge; to blessen;usually by cutting away from |
| Facilitate | to make easier; to help bring about |
| Paranoia (past=Paranoid) | a mental illness of unreasonable anxiety, especially believing someone is out to get you, or that you are an important person |
| Craven | cowardly |
| Alienate | to make hostile' to cause to feel unwelcomed or estranged |
| Mode | a way or method of doing something; type, manner, fashion |
| Aspire | hope to achieve; to have a goal |
| Obtuse | insensitve' block-headed, slow, incomprehension |
| Occupant | condition of inhabiting; one who has ceratin pirghts to control over the premises he live in |
| Congenial | plesant to be around; social, agreeable |
| Fjord | a long narrow inlet fro the sea between steep cliffs or hills |
| Martyr | someone willing to sacrafice and even give his or her own life for a cause; also one who pretends sufferig to gain sympathy |
| citadel | a fortress over looking a city; a stronghold |
| Doldrums | a period or condition of depression or incapacity |
| Consensus | general agreement |
| Bleather | to talk nonsensically |
