| A | B |
|---|
| gregarious | enjoys being around others |
| limpid | transparent |
| iconoclastic | opposed to the traditional |
| disparage | to speak badly of |
| sage | wise |
| alleviate | to relieve or make more bearable |
| docile | easily managed |
| obdurate | obstinate; stubborn |
| elusive | evasive |
| succinct | concise; expressed in a few words |
| belligerent | hostile behavior |
| miser | greedy person |
| desolate | deserted |
| exorbitant | excessive |
| rejuvenate | refresh;renew |
| solitary | by one's self |
| incipient | in the early stages |
| charlatan | one who pretends to be something he is not |
| paradox | a contradictory statement that is true |
| quixotic | the perfect situation that probably will never happen |
| exacerbate | aggravate |
| lucid | clear |
| innate | possessed at birth; inherent |
| sophomoric | immature; juvenile |
| fortuitous | happening by chance; unplanned |
| depreciate | to reduce or lower the value of |
| fabrication | a lie |
| pessimist | one who takes the gloomiest view of a situation |
| buttress | anything that serves to prop or support |
| flag | to lose energy and grow weak |
| salve | anything that soothes or heals |
| immutable | unchanging; unalterable |
| coerce | to force to act in a given manner |
| contentious | likes to argue |
| loquacious | very talkative |
| atrophy | to wither or waste away |
| trepidation | state of alarm or dread; apprehension |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or reformed |
| mercurial | impulsive |
| wary | cautious; watchful |
| demagogue | a leader who gains power through appealing to prejudice |
| robust | full of health and strength |
| conjecture | a guess |
| cynic | one who believes all people are motivated by selfishness |
| cajole | to persuade by flattery |
| expound | to give a detailed statement |
| relegate | to send to an inferior position |
| hypocrisy | faking beliefs or feelings one doesn't possess |
| chauvinism | devotion to a cause |
| pious | deeply religious |
| deify | to worship like a god |
| digress | to wander from the subject |
| dappled | spotted markings as on a horse or cat |
| culpable | responsible for wrong |
| parable | simple story illustrating a moral |
| jocular | likes to joke |
| circumscribe | to limit or define |
| fastidious | meticulous |
| intractable | obstinate |
| viscous | thick |
| perjuy | to lie under oath |
| pliant | easily bent or shaped |
| adamant | firm in purpose or opinion |
| refurbish | renovate |
| apathetic | feeling or showing little or no emotion |
| balm | something that soothes, calms, or heals |
| obdurate | stubborn |
| salve | balm |
| immutable | adamant |
| rejuvenate | refurbish |
