| A | B |
|---|
| augment | to make larger, increase |
| opulent | wealthy, luxurious, ample, grandiose |
| verbatim | word for word, exactly as written or spoken |
| amicable | peaceable, friendly |
| benevolent | kindly, charitable |
| duplicity | treachery, deceitfulness |
| feasible | possible, able to be done |
| impetus | a moving force, impulse, stimulus |
| meticulous | extremly careful; particular about details |
| nostalgia | a longing for something past; homesickness |
| retrogress | to move backward; to return to an earlier condition |
| tepid | lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of intrest |
| delete | to erase, wipe out, cut out |
| punitive | inflicted or aiming at punishment |
| nonchalant | cool and confident, unconcerned |
| omniscient | knowing evrything; having unlimited awareness or understanding |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems |
| supercilious | proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority |
| truculent | fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly |
| deft | skillful, nimble |
| ominous | unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen |
| commodious | roomy, spacious |
| inter | to bury, commit to the earth, to consigh to oblivion |
| somber | dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit |
| turbulent | disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy |
| vociferous | loud and noisy; compelling attention |
| waive | to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily |
| apprehensive | fearful or anxious, especially about the future |
| consecrate | to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose |
| multifarious | having great variety; numerous and diverse |
| parsimonious | stingy, miserly; meagor, poor, small |
| recalcitrant | stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority |
| suave | smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses |
| brash | prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent |
| chastise | to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely |
| emaciated | unnaturally thin |
| limpid | clear, transparent; readily understood |
| omnipotent | almighty, having unlimited power or authority |
| sophomoric | immature and overconfident; conceited |
| covet | to desire something belonging to another |
| disheveled | rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder |
| garrulous | given to much talking, tediously chatty |
| misnomer | an unsuitable or misleading name |
| respite | a period of relief or rest |
| sinuous | winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible |
| conclusive | serving to settle an issue; final |
| plagiarism | passing off or using as one's own the writing (or other materials) of another person |
| pretext | a false reason, deceptive excuse |
| indelible | not able to be erased or removed; memorable |
| indulgent | yielding to the wishes or demands of others |
| inveterate | firmly established, long-standing; habitual |
| platitude | a commonplace, stale, or trite remark |
| alleviate | to relieve, maek more bearable |
| phlegmatic | slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional |
