| A | B |
|---|
| abstemious | moderate in the use of food & drink |
| acrimonious | caustic; stinging; bitter; virulent |
| allusion | a passing or casual reference |
| averse | disinclined, reluctant, or opposed |
| blight | a widespread and destructive plant disease |
| cajole | to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax |
| conflagration | a large and destructive fire |
| don | to put on clothing; a person of great importance |
| empirical | derived from or guided by experience or experiment |
| euphemism | the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for a harsh or blunt one |
| fickle | likely to change from caprice, irresolution, or instability |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably small |
| neophyte | a beginner |
| ostentatious | characterized by or given to pretentious show |
| peerless | having no peer or equal |
| prevaricate | to act or speak evasively |
| prototype | the original or model after which anything is formed |
| rueful | feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow or pity |
| stoic | impassive; characterized by calm or austere fortitude |
| terse | neatly or effectively concise |
| wane | to decrease in strength, intensity, power; to draw to a close |
| wax | to increase in extent, intensity, power; to grow |
