| A | B |
|---|
| jeer | to make fun of |
| jest | joke |
| parody | a humorous imitation |
| recreation | something done for fun, a hobby or game |
| skit | a short comic scene |
| adjunct | something added on |
| coalesce | to come together |
| congeal | to change from liquid to solid, thicken |
| consensus | an agreement |
| contiguous | lying side by side |
| fission | splitting apart |
| fusion | joining together |
| integrate | to bring together and make whole |
| juxtapose | to place side by side |
| pact | a formal agreement or bargain |
| rendezvous | a meeting, usually secret |
| abdicate | to give up power |
| accord | to be in agreement |
| allege | to declare that something is true without proof |
| assess | to evaluate or determine the worth of |
| condone | to forgive |
| conventional | traditional, ordinary |
| counsel | to advise |
| debunk | to prove false |
| decree | an order or command |
| inquiry | a request for information |
| ratify | to approve, usually a law |
| sustain | to support |
| ambiguous | unclear |
| amorphous | without shape |
| itinerant | nomadic, constantly moving |
| kinetic | moving |
| obscure | hidden, dark, hard to see |
| remote | far away, distant |
| writhe | to twist |
| egress | exit |
| epoch | a period of time |
| intangible | not able to be touched or sensed |
| polymorphous | having many shapes |
| prolific | very productive - a prolific writer has written many books or articles |
| sporadic | having no pattern or order |
| surrogate | a substitute |
| variegated | having many parts or colors |
| akin | related to or alike |
| amiable | friendly, good natured |
| congenial | agreeable |
| vivacious | full of life |
| equivalent | equal |
| extol | to praise |
| placate | to quiet down, appease |
| altruistic | doing good for others |
| aspirant | someone reaching for something (aspirations) |
| astute | sharp, shrewd |
| sage | wise |
| benevolence | goodness |
| animosity | hostility |
| debilitating | weakening, harmful |
| deficient | lacking an essential part (his diet is deficient in calcium) |
| insolent | disrespectful, rude |
| irate | enraged |
| notorious | known widely and unfavorably |
| profane | to treat with disrespect |
| recalcitrant | stubborn, disobedient |
| warlock | a male witch |
| aloof | keeping a distance |
| banal | unoriginal and boring |
| belligerent | hostile, warlike |
| browbeat | to intimidate |
| choleric | irritable |
| garrulous | overly talkative |
| incompetent | not able to do something properly |
| insipid | lacking interest, dull, boring |
| curmudgeon | someone who is irritable or stubborn |
| ostentatious | showy, pretentious |
| pedantic | overly scholarly, boring |
| pugnacious | hostile |
| ravenous | extremely hungry |
| sanctimonious | acting morally superior |
| abyss | a deep narrow pit |
| barrage | a flood |
| brig | the prison of a ship |
| hovel | a shack |
| indictment | a situation of having been charged with a crime |
| quiver | a portable container for arrows |
| plight | a bad situation, a predicament |
| rue | to regret |
| adverse | unfavorable (the adverse conditions made it nearly impossible to reach the summit of the mountain) |
| assailable | vulnerable |
| corpulent | excessively overweight |
| founder | to sink |
| impasse | a deadlock |
| incumbent | someone who is currently holding a political position |
| insinuation | a sneaky suggestion of something bad |
| mar | to spoil |
| null | zero value |
| repudiate | to put down, to renounce |
| ruse | a clever trick |
| sedate | to calm, especially by use of a drug |
| slander | a false and mean-spirited statement meant to injure someone |
| superfluous | more than what is needed |
| benign | harmless |
| exquisite | beautifully made or designed |
| immaculate | perfectly clean |
| robust | healthy |
| clarity | clearness |
| deft | skillful |
| meticulous | careful, paying attention to details |
| pious | deeply religious |
| illuminate | to light up or make clear |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| lament | to express grief for, mourn |
| reminiscence | a memory, the act of recalling the past |
| dormant | temporarily inactive, asleep |
| eradicate | to erase, get rid of |
| excavate | to dig up |
| fundamental | an essential part |
| innate | possessed at birth, not learned |
| merge | to blend together |
| adept | very skilled |
| facet | an aspect of something |
| ingenuity | creativity |
| inscribe | to write or etch words on or into a surface |
| novice | a beginner |
| procure | to get, obtain |
| tenacious | holding firmly, especially to a belief |
| toil | to work hard |
| vend | sell |
| vigor | strength, energy |
| wane | to decrease in size |
| admiring | regarding with respect |
| ambivalent | having opposing or mixed feelings |
| analytical | intending to understand the nature of something |
| biased | favoring one side or opinion over another |
| brash | bold |
| cautious | careful |
| dubious | doubtful |
| ironic | deliberately stating the opposite of the truth |
| jubilant | overly joyful |
| objective | not influenced by personal opinion, just the facts |
| sarcastic | the use of wittly language used to insult or show displeasure |
| skeptical | doubtful |
| somber | overly serious |
| subjective | influenced by personal opinion |
| temperament | your usual mood or behavior |
| wary | cautious |
| adjacent | next to |
| arbitrator | a person chosen to settle a dispute |
| amistice | a truce |
| brandish | to shake or wave |
| brevity | the quality of being brief |
| candor | honesty |
| cataclysm | a sudden, violent change in the earth's surface |
| cavalcade | a procession or long parade, especially of people on horseback |
| defunct | dead, extinct |
| destitute | lacking resources, deprived, penniless |
| dingy | dark, dull, dirty |
| dwindle | to become smaller, shrink |
| eminent | standing out and easily noticed |
| garrulous | talkative |
| incoherent | difficult to understand |
| influx | flowing in |
| inhibit | to restrain, hinder, hold back |
| inquest | a legal inquiry before a jury |
| iota | a small quantity |
| lanky | ungracefully tall and thin |
| larceny | the act of stealing |
| masonry | stonework - brickwork |
| memorandum | a short note or reminder |
| rancor | hatred |
| remit | to send money |
| rendezvous | an appointed place for a meeting |
| scoff | to mock |
| sultry | uncomfortably hot and close |
| tumult | noise |
| vagabond | wandering, homeless |
| acrid | bitter |
| boisterous | rough and noisy |
| concoct | to make by combining ingredients or to concoct a plan |
| confide | to tell as a secret |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid |
| decrepit | feeble |
| delude | to mislead or deceive |
| despondent | very sad |
| disdain | to hate |
| dour | sullen or gloomy |
| exposition | a large public exhibition or an explanation |
| extricate | to disentangle |
| forlorn | sad and lonely due to isolation |
| genial | cheerful |
| incessant | continuing without interruption |
| indelible | not able to be erased |
| inquisitor | a harsh, merciless questioner |
| lament | to express grief or sorrow |
| menagerie | a collection of animals |
| omit | to leave out |
| paucity | smallness of quantity |
| pertinent | relevant |
| petition | a formal written request |
| scorn | open contempt, mockery |
| shoddy | flimsy |
| stigma | a mark of shame |
| stymie | to block or hinder |
| truant | one who is absent without permission |
| vestibule | a small room at the entrance of a building |
