| A | B |
|---|
| abhorent | offensive, detestable, loathsome |
| regale | to entertain lavishly |
| detritus | debris |
| redoubt | stronghold; fortification |
| ostracized | banished |
| wayworn | weary |
| potable | drinkable |
| umbrage | grudge, resentment, injury |
| vie | to compete; to contend for superiority |
| sustenance | food |
| revelation | something revealed or disclosed |
| puerile | childish; childishly foolish |
| nomic | customary; ordinary |
| magnitude | size, extent, dimensions; importance |
| vapid | without liveliness or spirit; dull |
| extraneous | not pertinent; irrelevant; outside or external to |
| solicitous | anxious or concerned; eager; careful or particular |
| limpid | clear or transparent |
| amity | friendship; peaceful harmony |
| cohort | companion or associate; an accomplice |
| lapse | temporary decline or deviation from the norm; an interval |
| indigenous | native |
| illusive | deceptive; based on an illusion |
| hesitant | pausing; undecided; doubtful |
| gravity | seriousness; heaviness or weight; (in science - the earth's pull) |
| fondle | to handle or touch lovingly |
| fete | festival, holiday, or feast |
| encore | again; once more; a repeat performance; repetition |
| diverse | various kinds or forms; wide variety |
| detest | dislike intensely; hate |
| acerbic | harsh, severe, or sharp (as it one's wit); sour taste |
| inexorable | unyielding; relentless; not to be persuaded |
| hector | to harass or torment; a bully |
| gauche | lacking social grace; tactless; inept or clumsy |
| confident | assured; having no uncertainty |
