| A | B |
|---|
| adage | proverb, wise saying |
| bonanza | rich mass of ore in a mine; something very valuable |
| preclude | to make impossible, prevent, shut out |
| detriment | harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage |
| enterprising | energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination |
| decreee | an order having the force of law; to issure such an order; to command firmly or forcefully |
| discordant | disagreeable in sound. jarring; lacking in harmony. conflicting |
| venerate | to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect |
| excerpt | a passage taken from a book, article, etc.; to take such a passage; to quote |
| wanton | reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals |
| audacious | bold, adventurous, reckless, daring |
| incapacitate | to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible |
| myriad | in bery great numbers; a very great number |
| vie | to compete; to strive for victory or superiority |
| prodigious | imense; eztraordinary in bulk, size, or degree |
| vigil | a watch, especially at night; any perios of watchfull attention |
| avowed | declared openly and without shame. acknowledged |
| incognito | in a diguised state. under an assumed name or identity; the state of being disguised; a person in disguise |
| allot | to assign or distribute in shares or protions |
| skittish | extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable |
