| A | B |
|---|
| atrophied | wasted; withered; shriveled |
| valiant | boldly courageous |
| chasm | a pronounced difference of opinion, interests, or loyalty |
| rueful | causing sorrow or pity; deplorable; mournful |
| queue | a file or line, esp. of people waiting in turn |
| array | an impressively large number |
| palliative | relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without affecting care |
| tenets | opinions, doctrines, or pinciples held as being true by a person or esp. by an organization |
| reticence | state of being reluctant or reserved |
| surreal | having the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream; seeming unreal |
| shrewd | characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence, and often a sense of the practical |
| impunity | exemption for punishment, penalty, or harm |
| teeming | abounding or swarming with something, as with people |
| protocol | a code of correct conduct |
| prudence | caution with regard to practical matters; regard for one's own interests |
| affable | cordial; warmly polite |
| chagrin | a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation |
| alleviated | made easier to endure; lessoned |
| surly | showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful |
| arid | being without moisture; extremely dry |
| oblivion | the state of being completely forgotten or unknown |
| atone | to make amends, as for a sin or fault |
| coy | affectedly modest or shy esp. in a playful or provocative way |
| leer | to look with a sidelong glance, esp. with sexual desire or sly and malicious intent |
| reveries | daydreams |
| exploitation | the act of employing to the greatest possible advantage |
| queries | questions |
| embodiment | to exemplify in concrete form |
| bludgeoned | hit or overcame |
| epiphany | a sudden perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple or commonplace occurrence |
| reveries | daydreams |
| rotund | round in shape; plump; fat |
| absolve | freed from guilt or blame |
| sheen | glistening brightness; radiance |
| grimace | a facial expression that indicates disapproval or pain |
| squalid | foul and repulsive; neglected and filthy |
| ambled | moved with a slow, easy walk |
| affluent | generously supplied with money, property, or possessions |
| terse | brief and to the point |
| adversary | enemy |
| unwitting | unintentional; accidental |
| vigil | a watch kept during normal sleeping hours |
| morose | melancholy; gloomy |
| meticulous | extremely careful and precise |
| milieu | an environment or a setting; surroundings |
| melee | a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people |
| lucrative | profitable |
| leer | to look iwth a sidelong glance, esp. with sexual desire |
| feigned | not real; pretended |
| erroneous | containing error; mistaken; incorrect |
| imminent | likely to occur at any moment |
| apprehensively | showing unease or fearfulness about something that might happen |
| arduous | difficult |
| ascertain | to make certain |
| austere | grave, solemn, serious |
| benevolence | an inclination to perform kind, charitable acts |
| atrophied | wasted; withered; shriveled |
| alleviated | made easier to endure |
| quelled | pacified; quieted |
| queue | a file or line, esp. of people waiting in turn |
