| A | B |
|---|
| avid | (adj.) having a strong desire for; to the point of greed |
| brusque | (adj.) abrupt in manner or speech; gruff |
| concise | (adj.) short and to the point |
| demean | (v.) to cause a lowering of self-esteem |
| demeaning | (adj.) degrading |
| despicable | (adj.)deserving contempt or scorn |
| emulate | (v.) to try to equal; to imitate |
| evoke | (v.) to call forth; to produce |
| evocative | (adj.)creating something again, especially through the imagination |
| excruciating | (adj.) very painful |
| inaugurate | (v.) to install in office with a formal ceremony |
| inauguration | (n.) the act of installing in office |
| pervade | (v.) to spread throughout |
| pervasive | (adj.) spreading throughout |
| proprietor | (n.) an owner of a store or other business |
| pseudonym | (n.) a fictitious name used by an author |
| rebuff | (v.) to reject bluntly; to drive back |
| rebuff | (n.) a blunt rejection |
| resilient | (adj.) capable of recovering quickly from misfortune |
| turbulent | (adj.) chaotic; unruly |
