| A | B |
|---|
| abasement | humiliation |
| bifurcate | separate into 2 parts |
| coruscate | sparkle |
| dogmatic | stubbornly opinionated |
| expedient | convenient |
| felicity | great happiness |
| geriatrics | the branch of medicine which cares for the elderly |
| heresy | the beliefs of someone who's gone against the religion of their people |
| ingratiate | try hard to please someone |
| juxtapose | to place side by side |
| kleptomaniac | someone with an uncontrollable urge to steal |
| laxity | carelessness |
| misdemeanor | a lawless act |
| nostrum | a cure that doesn't really work |
| ostracize | to deliberately leave out |
| paradox | something that seems impossible but isn't |
| quixotic | dreaming impossible dreams |
| raucous | noisy and harsh sounding |
| scintillate | twinkle |
| truculent | fierce / cruel |
| ubiquitous | appearing to be everywhere at once |
| vacillate | unable to make up one's mind |
| winsome | charming & attractive |
| xenophobia | hatred or fear of foreigners |
| yammer | loud, non-stop talking |
| zealot | a person who believes his product or idea is the best in the world |
