| A | B |
|---|
| Delineate | to describe accurately |
| Nefarious | extreme wickedness |
| Vernacular | everyday speech; slang |
| Brawn | muscular strength |
| Tout | to publicly brag |
| Enhance | intensify; improve |
| Hindrance or hinderance | something that delays progress or action |
| Efface | to erase; to rub out |
| Glutton | someone who consume too much food or drink |
| Hiatus | a break or vacation |
| Querulous | grumbling; grumpy |
| Engender | to create; to cause |
| Obliterate | to destroy completely |
| Copious | abundant; plentiful |
| Obscure | dark; unknown; hard to understand |
| Extol | to praise highly |
| Pugnacious | eager to fight |
| Quell | to calm; to pacify |
| Artisan | a person who is skillful with his or her hands |
| Kindle | to start a fire; ignite; arouse |
| Corroborate | to confirm; to back up with evidence |
| Amorous | feeling loving – especially in a sexual sense |
| Decorous | proper; in good taste |
| Expedite | to speed up the progress of |
| Idyllic | naturally peaceful |
| Juxtapose | to place side by side |
| Incandescent | brilliant; giving off heat or light |
| Exasperate | to annoy thoroughly |
| Discordant | lacking harmony or agreement |
| Volatile | highly unstable; explosive |
| Distend | to swell; to expand |
| Fecund | fertile; productive |
| Sage | a wiseman; to be wise through experience and reflection |
| Vacuous | lacking ideas or intelligence |
| Deride | to ridicule |
| Assail | to attack with words or force |
| Benevolent | generous or kind |
| Scrutinize | to examine very carefully |
| Histrionic | overly dramatic |
| Didactic | intended to teach; morally instructive |
| Bucolic | charmingly rural |
| Pretentious | making ridiculous claims |
| Gullible | easily deceived |
| Convivial | fond of partying; festive |
| Discreet | sneaky; unnoticeable |
| Discrete | unconnected; separate; distinctly different |
| Fabricate | to lie |
| Gesticulate | to make gestures - especially while speaking |
| Laud | to praise – to applaud |
| Belabor | to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent |
| Reiterate | to say again; to repeat |
| Conflagration | a huge fire; inferno |
| Induce | cause to happen |
| Soporific | causing sleep; very boring |
| Anarchy | lawlessness; an absence of government or control |
| Strident | shrill or high pitched |
| Nonchalant | not showing any concern or worry |
| Malleable | easy to shape or bend |
| Ludicrous | absurd; ridiculous |
| Abridge | to shorten or condense |
| Lethargy | sluggishness or laziness |
| Recondite | hard to understand; over one’s head |
| Conspicuous | standing out; obvious |
| Archaic | ancient; outdated |
| Imminent | just about to happen |
| Predator | one that preys or destroys |
| Coalesce | to fuse or unite |
| Exult | to celebrate |
| Exalt | to glorify |
| Extraneous | unnecessary |
| Incantation | a chant |
| Assuage | to sooth or to relieve |
| Insuperable | incapable of being overcome or solved |
| Assiduous | hardworking or busy |
| Indulgent | lenient; yielding to desire |
| Avarice | greed for money or riches |
| Squander | to waste |
| Penurious | stingy or relating to great poverty |
| Debunk | to prove wrong |
| Eccentric | unconventional; a little kooky |
| Desiccate | to dry out |
| Diverse | different; various |
| Loquacious | talking a lot or too much |
| Maudlin | wallowing in self pity |
| Farcical | absurd; ludicrous |
| Vibrant | lively; full of vitality |
| Virulent | extremely poisonous; full of hate |
| Contemptuous | expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect |
| Enigma | a mystery |
| Labyrinth | a maze (or something similar) |
| Lucid | clear; easy to understand |
| Repudiate | to reject; to disown; to renounce |
| Superficial | relating to the surface; shallow |
| Primordial | formed long ago; primitive |
| Mellifluous | sweetly flowing |
| Provincial | limited in outlook; narrow |
| Contrite | admitting or feeling guilt |
| Incessant | unceasing |
| Imperceptible | difficult to perceive by the senses; barely noticeable |
| Prevaricate | to deviate from the truth |
