| A | B |
|---|
| bellicose | war-like; aggressive |
| consummate | complete; total; supremely good |
| elusive | hard to pin down |
| gregarious | extroverted; sociable; outgoing |
| jaundiced | cynical; pessimistic |
| nettle | annoy |
| phenomenon | an event or happening |
| recuperate | get better after illness |
| superlative | extremely good; the best |
| whet | sharpen |
| belligerent | aggressive; ready to fight |
| contemporary | living or happening at the same time |
| emaciated | very thin; withered |
| gritty | coarse; granular |
| jaunt | short happy trip |
| nefarious | wicked; immoral |
| philanthropy | charity; love of mankind |
| red tape | formalities; paperwork;official procedure |
| surly | grumpy; rude |
| whimsical | capricious; changeable |
| bemoan | complain about |
| contrite | sorry |
| emancipate | set free |
| guffaw | sudden loud laughter |
| jeopardize | put at risk; endanger |
| nomadic | wandering from place to place |
| philistine | uncultured person |
| redolent | smelling of; giving off odors |
| surreptitious | secret; sneaky; stealthy |
| willful | stubborn |
| benevolent | kindly |
| contrition | sorrow and repentance |
| embezzle | defraud; steal |
| guile | cunning; craftiness |
| jingoistic | extremely patriotic; nationalistic |
| nonchalance | an appearance of indifference; calm and composed |
| phlegmatic | calm; composed |
| redress | put right something that was wrong |
| surreptitiously | secretly; furtively; stealthily |
| wily | cunning |
| benign | kindly; harmless |
| contumacious | stubborn |
| embroil | involve in hostlity or argument |
| guileless | frank; straightforward; honest |
| jocular | in a joking manner |
| nondescript | having no special features; dull and ordinary |
| pillage | plunder |
| redundant | unnecessary; superfluous |
| susceptible | vulnerable |
| wispy | flimsy; frail; delicate |
