| A | B |
|---|
| inevitable | unavoidable; bound to happen |
| zeal | enthusiasm (think Tigger) |
| insipid | bland, boring (everything the same color) |
| trite | unoriginal; dull (same old, same old) |
| depravity | corruption; wickedness |
| acuity | sharpness of perception or mind (sharp as a tack) |
| discern | distinguish one thing from another (tell them apart) |
| abhor | hate (really strongly) |
| expedite | quicken (federal express) |
| engender | cause (it happened because) |
| peripheral | on the edge; unimportant (think perimeter) |
| harangue | noisy attacking speech (geese) |
| taciturn | quiet, uncommunicative; silent (someone not answering a question) |
| abrogate | cancel; deny; repeal (think being grounded and losing priviledges) |
| apprehensive | fearful; worried (rabbit from Winnie the pooh) |
| ensconce | establish firmly in a position (castle being defended) |
| extraneous | irrelevant (if the essay is about cars, writing about ducks) |
| plethora | an excess (think Winnie the Pooh and the empty honey pots) |
