| A | B |
|---|
| aberration | something strange; a deviation from what is usual |
| abusive | nasty, harsh, and disrespectful |
| accost | to address or speak to aggressively |
| acrimonious | bitter, sharp, showing anger or dislike |
| adamant | insisting, inflexible |
| addict | a person who can't stop a behavior (usually a drug) |
| adjourn | to move the place or time of something |
| affluent | wealthy |
| alleged | accused, said to be guilty of something |
| altercation | a fight or quarrel |
| analogous | similar |
| apoplectic | extremely angry, furious |
| apprehension | uneasy anticipation of the future; the act of capturing |
| arbitrate | to judge, to act as a judge, to decide |
| articulate | well spoken |
| ascertain | to determine or figure out |
| asinine | stupid or silly |
| assuage | to ease; to make less painful |
| auspicious | promising success; favored by fortune |
| blandly | plainly, in a manner lacking any flavor or interest |
| brink | the verge or edge |
| burden | a responsibility or duty; something difficult to carry |
| candid | honest, straightforward |
| cantankerous | grumpy, disagreeable |
| colleague | an associate, particularly in a profession |
| communal | public, belonging to the community |
| compassion | feeling of understanding, kindness |
| compensation | payment |
| complacent | self-satisfied, unconcerned |
| conception | an idea, understanding, or plan |
| condescend | to agree to something less than one's dignity |
| connive | to plot, to conspire |
| contemptuous | scornful; feeling disdain; snobby |
| contentious | quarrelsome, argumentative |
| contorted | twisted and distorted |
| contradict | To say the opposite, to disagree |
| convene | to meet or come together as a group |
| cordiality | the quality of warmth, sincerity, friendliness |
| corroborate | to support with evidence |
| corrupt | to influence someone else to do wrong; to make impure |
| credibility | believability, the quality of deserving trust |
| curt | abrupt, short, rudely brief |
| cynical | distrustful of others' motives |
| deliberately | carefully |
| deportment | behavior |
| detached | separated, not involved |
| devoid | lacking, empty of something |
| devout | deeply religious; sincere |
| diction | word choice |
| diligently | with persistence or dedication |
| dire | dreadful |
| disapprobation | moral disapproval |
| disengage | to free or detach oneself |
| dispensation | the act of giving out; OR the act of releasing |
| edification | the act of instructing or improving |
| elucidate | to make clear or to explain |
| encumber | to burden |
| entangle | to tangle |
| evasion | the act of avoiding |
| exclude | to shut, keep, or leave out |
| exhilarated | very excited, joyful, energetic |
| expunge | to eliminate or remove |
| faintly | weakly |
| fanatical | obsessive |
| feeble | weak |
| feral | wild (like an animal) |
| formidable | causing fear |
| fractious | inclined to make trouble, argumentative |
| fret | to worry |
| furtive | sneaky, stealthy |
| gala | a big party, a lavish social event |
| garish | flashy, overdecorated, too bright |
| grudge | resentment; bitterness or anger from a past wrong |
| guileless | very honest |
| hock | the leg joint of a 4-footed animal |
| impedimenta | obstacles; things that hinder |
| inconspicuous | not obvious, unnoticeable |
| indignant | believing something is unfair, outraged |
| inevitable | unavoidable |
| innate | inborn, inherent, natural |
| inquisitive | curious, asking a lot of questions |
| instinctive | spontaneous and unthinking |
| interdict | to prohibit (not be allowed to do something) |
| intimidation | the act of discouraging by threats; threats |
| irascible | easily angered |
| irrelevant | unimportant |
| lectern | speaker's stand, podium |
| lineament | facial feature |
| litigant | a person involved in a lawsuit |
| livid | extremely angry; discolored, bruised |
| malevolent | exhibiting ill will, wishing bad things on others |
| melancholy | very sad, gloomy |
| misdemeanor | a crime less than a felony |
| mollified | softened or calmed in temper; eased |
| morbid | gruesome; relating to death or disease |
| nebulous | vague, not clear |
| obstreperous | noisy, disorderly |
| offend | to irritate, annoy, anger (b/c of something rude) |
| ominous | dire, showing a bad omen, unlucky |
| palliation | comfort, something that relieves |
| parcel | n.= package v.= to divide equally |
| pensive | very thoughtful, thinking seriously |
| perpetrate | to commit (as a crime) |
| persevere | to remain constant to a task |
| pestilence | a deadly, widespread disease; an epidemic |
| pinion | to restrain by pinning the arms |
| predilection | a preference, a habit |
| prejudice | pre-judgement without knowledge |
| prerogative | a right or privilege |
| procure | to obtain |
| propensity | a natural tendency, habit (predilection) |
| provocation | the act of annoying or disturbing |
| qualm | feeling of doubt or hesitation |
| quell | to put down forcibly; to suppress |
| quibble | to argue or object to a small detail (n. = a small objection) |
| rale | to make a rattling sound in the throat |
| ramshackle | poorly built, about to collapse |
| rankle | to cause irritation |
| rectitude | moral correctness |
| relenting | becoming less severe |
| reluctant | unwilling, hesitating |
| remorse | guilt, regret for wrongdoing |
| resentment | bitterness or anger from a past wrong |
| rout | to defeat definitely; to cause to retreat |
| scrutiny | close examination |
| smocking | decorative needlework, embroidery |
| smugness | self-satisfied, showing complacency |
| sordid | dirty; immoral |
| squander | to spend wastefully |
| stalk | to pursue, to follow |
| statute | a law |
| stealthy | sneaky, intended to escape observation |
| stolidly | not emotionally |
| tacit | unspoken, implied, understood without saying |
| taciturn | untalkative, uncommunicative |
| tactics | strategies |
| tartly | sourly, in a sharp way |
| tedious | tiresom, dull, boring |
| teeming | full of, crowded, swarming; pouring rain |
| teeter | to move unsteadily with no balance, to wobble |
| temerity | reckless boldness; lack of caution |
| tenet | a principle or belief |
| tirade | long, angry speech |
| tribute | an acknowledgement of respect; a payment for protection |
| trudge | to walk with difficulty |
| twinge | a mental/emotional or sharp physical pain |
| umbrage | offense |
| uncompromising | stubborn, inflexible |
| unfathomable | mysterious, confusing |
| unmitigated | severe, not lessened or relieved |
| unsullied | clean, not stained; not tainted or spoiled |
| untrammeled | not confined or hindered |
| vapid | lacking zest or interest; stupid, boring |
| venerable | honorable, deserving respect |
| venture | to take a risk, to attempt something difficult |
| vexation | an annoyance |
| wrathful | hateful, wanting revenge |
| wryly | ironically or sarcastically |
