| A | B |
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| Affable | (adj.) Courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to |
| Aggrandize | (v.) To increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater |
| Amorphous | (adj.) Shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion |
| Aura | (n.) That which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality |
| Contraband | (n.) Illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj.) Illegal, prohibited |
| Erudite | (adj.) Scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic |
| Gossamer | (adj.) Thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) A very thin, light cloth |
| Infer | (v.) To find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply |
| Inscrutable | (adj.) Incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically |
| Insular | (adj.) Relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience |
| Irrevocable | (adj.) Incapable of being changed or called back |
| Propensity | (n.) A natural inclination or predilection toward |
| Querulous | (adj.) Peevish, complaining, fretful |
| Remonstrate | (v.) To argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to |
| Repudiate | (v.) To disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
| Resilient | (adj.) Able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly |
| Reverberate | (v.) To re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly |
| Scurrilous | (adj.) Coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed |
| Sedulous | (adj.) Persistent, showing industry and determination |
| Sleazy | (Adj.) Thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable |
