| A | B |
|---|
| affable | friendly |
| antagonist | one who contends |
| antidote | used to counteract poison |
| arable | fit to be farmed |
| archive | place for old records |
| arena | stadium |
| berate | to rebuke |
| brook | tolerate |
| byline | author's name |
| caption | description under picture |
| clandestine | secretive |
| clientele | group of customers |
| conundrum | difficult problem |
| emollient | softener |
| extrovert | out-going person |
| fetter | to restrict with chains |
| formidable | arousing fear |
| gregarious | sociable |
| hindsight | perception after the fact |
| incumbent | imposed as a duty |
| efflorescence | blooming |
| enmity | hatred |
| decorous | describing appropriate conduct |
| bastion | fort |
| hiatus | gap |
| ebullience | zestful enthusiasm |
| recrimination | act of accusing in return |
| tumult | commotion of a crowd |
| tirade | long, angry speech |
| inscrutable | mysterious |
| declivities | downward slopes |
| tacit | unspoken |
| blatant | obvious |
| taboo | forbidden from use |
| sinewy | lean and muscular |
| ludicrous | absurd |
| ineffectual | useless |
| jeer | taunt |
| leviathan | large or giant creature |
| clamor | loud outcry |
| impentrable | incapable of piercing |
| foliage | cluster of leaves, flowers, branches |
| boughs | tree branches |
| charred | burned |
| intention | determination to act a certain way |
| mirage | illusion |
| instinct | natural impulse |
| hurl | thrust with vigor |
| shear | cut or clip |
| scour | rub hard |
| anonymous | not named |
| crestfallen | dejected |
| impervious | incapable of being affected |
| enterprise | undertaking |
| corpulent | very fat |
| saunter | walk leisurely |
| myopia | near-sightedness |
| snivel | whine |
| parry | avoid |
| talisman | magic object |
| cacophony | harsh sounds |
| fetid | having a heavy odor |
| flaunt | show off |
| gadabout | one who flits about to parties |
| furtive | sneaky |
| epithet | characterizing word or phrase |
| idiosyncrasy | peculiarity |
| gauche | crude |
| effervescent | bubbly enthusiasm |
| cartography | map-making |
| demure | modest |
| quixotic | overly romantic |
| lippen | to trust |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| pernicious | deadly |
| strident | houd, harsh |
| pallor | extreme paleness |
| mediocre | moderate or low quality |
| intimidate | threaten |
| simulacrum | image |
| edifice | building |
| scaffold | raised platform |
| demeanor | behavior |
| pessimism | belief that bad will prevail |
| daunt | intimidate |
| corroborate | confirm |
| provincial | unsophisticated |
| pragmatic | practical |
| enigma | mystery |
| precarious | unstable |
| pious | deeply religious |
| innovative | creative |
| contentious | quarrelsome |
| servile | without strong will |
| fracas | brawl |
| condone | forgive or approve |
| saccharine | too sweet |
| capricious | unpredictable |
| levity | humor |
| assuage | to sooth |
