| A | B |
|---|
| vociferous | loud, enthusiastic, rauous |
| sham | something that is not what is purports to be |
| truncate | to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short |
| highhanded | arrogant; overbearing; bossy, dominant, overbearing |
| assertion | a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason |
| burgeon | to grow or develop quickly; flourish; multiply, prosper |
| tenable | capable of being held,maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute |
| nuance | a suble difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc. |
| efface | to rub or wipe out; erase, destroy, wipe out, eradicate |
| languorous | lack of physical or mental energy; listlenssness, lazy, sleepy, slow |
| rue | to feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for |
| fathom (noun) | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. |
| fathom (verb) | to measure the depth of by means of a sounding line; sound or penetrate to the truth of; comprehend |
| toothsome | pleasing to the taste; palatable |
| nostrum | a medicine whose effectiveness is unproved and whose ingredients are usually secret; a quack remedy |
| presentiment | a feeling or impression that something is about to happen, esp. something evil; foreboding. |
| disgruntled | displeased and discontented; sulky; peevish, upset, annoyed |
| nicety | a delicate or fine point, detail, refined, elegant, exactness or precision, quality of being nice. |
| tortuous | full of twists, turns, or bends, winding or crooked, not direct or straightforward. |
| accrual | the act or process of accumulating; an increase. |
| berate | to scold; rebuke, tell off, shout at. |
| munificent | extremely liberal in giving; very generous. |
| conundrum | a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words; problem, challenge. |
| placate | to appease or pacify, esp. by concessions or conciliatory gestrues, calm down, sooth. |
