| A | B |
|---|
| abhor | v. to regard with disgust or hatred |
| abide | v. to tolerate or put up with |
| accumulate | v. to collect or to gain |
| acquisition | n. the act of obtaining something |
| ally | n. a person or country that is united or joined with another for a certain reason |
| amass | v. to gather or gain |
| atmosphere | n. the mixture of gases that surround a planet and is held by gravity |
| cajole | v. to influence someone by using flattery or lies |
| clarify | v. to make something easier to undestand |
| coax | v. to gently persuade |
| comely | adj. attractive and pleasant |
| condescend | v. to willingly do something that is beneath a person's dignity |
| corroborate | v. to provide additional support for a statement by supllying new evidence to back it up |
| crafty | adj. sneaky; sly |
| cunning | adj. skilled at fooling people |
| curtsy | n. a show of respect made by bending one knee and then lowering the body a little |
| dawn | v. to begin to understand |
| deception | n. a form of trickery |
| defiance | n. open disobedience to authority |
| dismay | n. a quick loss of confidence or courage |
| disposition | n. the way a person usually feels |
| embroider | v. to decorate an object using needlework |
| emulate | v. to imitate someone in the hopes of equalling or exceeding their achievements |
| exude | v. to ooze out |
| flag | v. to lose strength |
| flattery | n. excessive or insincere compliments |
| formidable | adj. difficult to defeat |
| frock | n. a large loose outergarment |
| glean | v. to gather or find something out piece by piece |
| grandeur | n. the state of being magnificent or grand |
| hideous | adj. extemely ugly |
| hoarse | adj. having a low gruff sound |
| homely | adv. not good-looking |
| hype | n. exaggerated publicity |
| impediment | n. something that blocks progress |
| imperious | adj. behaving like royalty |
| impose | v. to force yourself upon others |
| inordinate | adj. going way too far; excessive |
| inquiry | n. a request for information |
| livid | adj. very angry; furious |
| minute | adj. incredibly small |
| mirth | n. happiness and good cheer |
| obliged | v. to do a favor for OR to make thanks |
| obstinate | adj. stubborn |
| odious | adj. disgusting and nasty |
| opulent | adj. characterized by great wealth |
| ostentatious | adj. flashy or showy for the sake of being impressive |
| palpable | adj. able to be touched or felt |
| peevish | adj. iritable; easily annoyed |
| persistent | adj. refusing to give up |
| petulant | adj. ill-tempered and spoiled |
| pit | v. to set against in a competition |
| ponder | v. to think about something for a while |
| precision | n. exactness in execution |
| presume | v . to assume that something is true |
| pretentious | adj. trying to assume a position of status or wealth that is false |
| prim | adj. stiffly and correct in manner |
| regal | adj. very fancy, beautiful |
| rout | n. an overwhelming defeat |
| spectacle | n a remarkably impressive sight |
| spite | n. ill feeling that cause one person to harm or hurt another |
| stamina | n. the ability not to get tired when working long a hard |
| stammer | v. to speak with involuntary pauses or repetitions, usually caused by nervousness |
| stereotype | n. a conventional and oversimplifying idea, usually about a group of people |
| stilted | adj. having an artificially formal quality |
| swagger | v. to walk with a boastful air |
| sway | v. to move from side to side OR to have influence over something |
| swoon | v. to lose consciousness or faint |
| tantrum | n. a fit of anger |
| tentacles | n. long arms of an animal, e.g. octopus |
| testy | adj. irritable or impatient |
| trajectory | n. the path of a moving object |
| vehement | adj. forceful or intensely emotional |
| vex | v. to really irritate; to greatly annoy |
