| A | B |
|---|
| reek | unpleasant smell |
| quaver | shake |
| demure | sober, modest |
| malign | abuse |
| blanch | remove color |
| lithe | bending easily |
| concerted | planned or performed in cooperation with others |
| intolerable | unbearable |
| irreverent | disrespectful |
| brawny | strong |
| laborious | not easy |
| concede | admit as true |
| perverse | inclined to go against what is expected |
| sordid | wretchedly poor |
| apportion | divde and give out shares |
| congenial | getting along well with others |
| prelude | intro that which comes before or leads off |
| bona fide | genuine, sincere |
| inscribed | to write or to engrave, to enter a name on a list |
| escalate | elevate, increase in intensity |
| horde | vast number, a throng |
| chide | blame,scold |
| erroneous | incorrect, containing mistakes |
| extemporaneous | made or delivered on the spur of the moment |
| languid | drooping, without energy, sluggish |
| render | cause to become, to perform, to deliver officially, to process, to extract |
| rugged | rough, irregular, severe, stern, strong, stormy |
| dimunitive | small, smaller than most others of the same ype |
| invincible | not able to be defeated, unbeatable |
| comport | conductor bear oneself, behave, be in agreement |
| deteriorate | lower in quality or value; to wear away |
| divulge | tell, reveal, make public |
| recoup | make up, regain |
| advent | arrival, coming into place or view |
| shoddy | poor quality, characterized by inferior workmanship |
| pensive | thoughtful, melancholy |
| malign | speak evil of, villify, badmouth, wicked |
| vagrants | idle wanderer, tramp, wandering aimlessly |
| obstreperous | noisy, unruly, disorderly |
| adieu | farewell |
| meander | wander about, wind about, sharp turn or twist |
| realm | a kingdom, region or field of study |
| flippant | lacking in seriousness, disrespectful |
| liability | debt, disadvantageous |
| assurance | pledge, freedom from doubt |
| remunerate | reward, pay, reimburse |
| console | to comfort, keyboard of an organ, control panel for an electrical or mechanical device |
| asylum | institution for the care of children, elderly people |
| pugnacious | quarrelsome, fond of fighting |
| auxillary | giving assistance or support |
| envoy | representive or messenger |
| monologue | speech by one actor, or a long talk by one person |
| prognosis | forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease |
