| A | B |
|---|
| Assent | agree |
| comply | to yield to in agreement to another person |
| Defile | to make dirty or filthy or to disrespect |
| Gaunt | overly thin, emaciated |
| Lithe | flexible and graceful |
| Pittance | small amount of something |
| recoil | to pull back in fear |
| recourse | something turned to for help or protection |
| spurn | to reject in a scornful way |
| waver | to have difficulty in making a decision |
| stolid | showing no emotion |
| phoenix | mythical bird that burns itself and rises from its own ashes |
| pulverized | to demolish |
| stratum | a horizontal layer |
| melancholy | sad or depressed |
| proclivities | inclination, tendency |
| odious | deserving hate or contempt |
| ravenous | urgently eager for food, craving for satisfaction |
| stagnant | not flowing |
| centrifuge | an apparatus used for separating materials by the use of force |
| Cacophony | harsh sounding |
| Bestial | brutal without reason |
| Tactile | perceptible by touch, capable of being felt |
| Dictum | an authoritative statement |
| Profusion | extravagantly abundant, flowing free |
| Insidious | treacherous or dangerous in a secret way |
| Contemptible | scorn, extreme dislike |
| Din | loud discordant noise |
| Perpetual | to prolong the existence of something |
| Aesthetic | relating to a sense of beauty or art |
| certitude | things that are inevitable or certain |
| fold | a group bound together by common beliefs |
| perfunctorily | acting routinely with little interest or care |
| rend | to tear violently, to split |
| blanched | to take the color out of, to bleach, to make white |
| obscure | difficult to see, vague |
| oblivion | state of being forgotten |
| pedants | act of showing off learning in a new manner that is needless and unimaginative |
| scythe | an instrument for cutting or mowing |
| desolation | deserted, without inhabitants, barren |
| Prattled | babble |
| Incessantly | constant, uninterrupted |
| Parry | to deflect or ward off a blow |
| Mural | a painting on a wall or ceiling |
| Censorious | critical |
| Feint | a false appearance |
| Abstracted | lost in your mind |
| Flourish | to thrive, to grow well |
| Luxuriant | abundant in growth and very fertile |
| Metaphorically | compared non-literally |
| reprove | to scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent |
| reputable | having a good reputation |
| coquetry | a woman who flirts with men without sincere affection |
| florid | flowery, flushed with color |
| apocryphal | of doubtful origin or authenticity, not genuine |
| proprieties | correct conduct |
| estranged | to alienate, to separate |
| labyrinths | like a maze, very convoluted and intricate |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits, exessive |
| obscure | difficult to see, vague |
| apprehension | to seize, arrest, take into custody; to understand; become aware of |
| transparency | quality of being able to be seen through, clear |
| unobtrusive | not readily noticeable, inconspicuous |
| pedantry | act of showing off learning in a manner that is needless and unimaginative |
| repress | to restrain, to hold back |
| ferocity | savagery |
| musing | to ponder; think |
| trifling | not significant, frivolous |
| conflagration | a large fire |
| odious | deserving hate or contempt |
