| A | B |
|---|
| lament | to mourn or grieve |
| garner | to get or earn |
| corroborate | to support |
| genial | friendly, nice |
| permeate | to spread or penetrate |
| conundrum | a challenge or puzzle |
| hypothetical | what if; educated guess |
| grant | money that is not repaid |
| matriculate | to enroll in college |
| precipitate | to bring about; to cause |
| bastion | stronghold; fortress; base |
| manifest | become visible; reveal |
| conventional | common; customary; traditional |
| contentious | argumentative; hot-headed |
| partisan | one who supports a particular person, cause, or idea |
| arbiter | one who decides; a judge |
| inherent | part of the essential nature of something |
| sanction | authorize or approve; to ratify or confirm |
| erratic | unpredictable; wandering |
| audacity | boldness; reckless daring |
| vex | to annoy; to pester to confuse |
| genre | an artistic class or category |
| spurious | doubtful; bogus; false |
| flippant | shallow and disrespectful; offhanded |
| placate | to pacify; to appease; to soothe |
| penchant | strong liking for something |
| economical | thrifty; cheap |
| hone | sharpen; fine tune |
| neophyte | newb; beginner |
| rivet | focused; engrossed |
| miniscule | very tiny |
| pervade | to spread throughout |
| admonish | to scold gently; to warn |
| belabor | to go over repeatedly to an absurd extent |
| misanthrope | a person who hates society/mankind |
| steadfast | loyal; faithful |
| exult | to rejoice; to celebrate |
| touchstone | a standard; foundation |
| perfidy | treachery |
| succumb | to yield or submit to |
| circumvent | to go around; bypass |
| civil | polite; courteous |
| arcane | mysterious; known only to a select few |
| engima | a riddle; a mystery |
| epigram | a short saying or phrase |
| fatuous | foolish; silly; idiotic |
| ideology | the ideas of a particular political/cultural group |
| ineffable | indescribable; unspeakable |
| maudlin | emotionally silly; overly sentimental |
| mollify | to soften; to soothe; appease |
| cajole | persuade with flattery |
| iconoclast | one who challenges the norm |
| disseminate | to spread |
| aloof | reserved; standoffish |
| innate | inborn; inherent |
