| A | B |
|---|
| eschew | to avlid, shun keep away from |
| verbiage | wordiness a manner of expression |
| tenable | capable of being held or defended |
| propinquity | nearness in place or time, kinship |
| germane | relevant, appropriate |
| taciturn | habitually silent or quiet |
| insatiable | so great or demanding it cannot be satisfied |
| belabor | to work on excessively, to thrash soundly |
| banal | hackneyed, trite |
| incendiary | deliberately setting or causing fires |
| suppliant | asking humbly and earnestly |
| overt | open, not hidden |
| talisman | an object that is like a charm |
| myopic | nearsighted, lacking foresighy |
| brackish | having a salty taste; unpleasant to drink |
| consummate | complete or perfect in the highest degree |
| concord | state of agreement, harmony a treaty |
| exigency | pressure, urgency |
| bastion | a fortified place; stronghold |
| pecuniary | measured in oney |
| dissemble | to disguise or conceal give a false impression |
| feckless | ineffective, weak |
| articulate | pronounce distinctly |
| nefarious | wicked, depraved |
| utopian | invovling a visionary view of an ideal world |
