| A | B |
|---|
| espy | to catch sight of, glimpse |
| uncanny | of supernatural character or origin |
| hail | to come from |
| terrestrial | relating to the land |
| celestial | relating to the sky or the heavens |
| winsome | charming; attractive |
| presumptuous | disrespectfully bold |
| brash | hasty or lacking in sensitivity |
| brazen | excessively bold, brash |
| audacious | excessively bold |
| brusque | short, abrupt, dismissive |
| incisive | clear, sharp, direct |
| succinct | marked by compact precision |
| cursory | brief to the point of being superficial |
| contusion | bruise, injury |
| laceration | a cut or tear |
| acute | sharp, severe |
| callous | harsh, cold, unfeeling |
| credulity | readiness to believe |
| myriad | consisting of a very great number |
| pertinacious | stubbornly persistent; holding to a belief or position |
| metamorphosis | a change of form, shape, or substance |
| refrain | to hold oneself back, forbear |
| foster | to stimulate, promote, encourage |
| supplant | to displace and substitute for another |
| whet | to make more keen, stimulate |
| akimbo | with hands on hips and elbows extending outward |
| swarthy | of dark color or complexion |
| ruddy | having a healthy, reddish color |
| exorbitant | excessive |
| veneer | a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, facade |
| complicit | being an accomplice in a wrongful act |
| obdurate | unyielding to persuasion or moral influences |
| cajole | to urge, coax |
| aggrandize | to increase or make greater |
| pulchritude | physical beauty |
| torrid | giving off intense heat, passionate |
| sate | to satisfy an appetite fully |
| satiate | to satisfy excessively |
| abort | to give up on a half-finished project or effort |
| battery | an assault or an array of similar things intended for use together |
| compliment | an expression of esteem or approval |
| ethereal | heavenly, exceptionally delicate or refined |
| sagacious | shrewd, showing sound judgment |
| aloof | distant, reserved |
| bard | a poet, often a singer as well |
| travesty | a grossly inferior imitation |
| tragedy | a disastrous event, or a work of art in which the hero meets a terrible fate |
| parody | a satirical imitation |
| anomaly | something that does not fit in the normal order |
| ubiquitous | existing everywhere; widespread |
| obsequious | excessively compliant or submissive |
| submissive | easily yielding to authority |
