| A | B |
|---|
| anthology | a collection of pieces of literature |
| bellicose | inclined or eager to fight |
| cognizant | aware, having knowledge |
| declaim | to rant, to speak angrily |
| equanimity | a calm temper, an even disposition |
| eschew | to avoid or shun |
| exigent | urgent |
| imbue | to inspirewith feelings or ideas |
| intrepid | fearless |
| pluralism | condition where many cultures coexist in one society |
| resplendent | brilliant, shining |
| retrogress | to move backwards |
| subvert | to destroy or impair by undermining |
| sybarite | a person devoted to luxury |
| upbraid | to scold harshly, to reproach |
| ardor | N warmth or heat of feeling, passion (hate) |
| assiduous | adj marked by careful attention, diligent (lazy) |
| concord | N agreement (disagreement) |
| confound | V to cause one to be confused, bemuse (to clarify) |
| defer | V to put off action until a further time, to delay (to continue) |
| impertinent | adj rude, disrespectful (polite) |
| lithe | adj graceful, flexible (inflexible, clumsy) |
| maladroit | adj awkward, inept (skillful) |
| paradigm | N a very good example or model |
| perfidious | adj calculated to deceive, treacherous, (innocent) |
| sinuous | adj bending in and out in wavy way (straight) |
| subjugate | V to bring under one's control, to dominate (to free) |
| usurp | V to take possession over something without right, to overthrow (to give control) |
| vicarious | adj experienced through imagined participation in another's activity, secondhand (direct) |
| woe | n great sorrow, grief (happiness) |
| bemuse | V to confuse or to bewilder |
| equilibrium | N a state of balance between opposing forces (poise) |
| Ethos | N the distinguishing character or values of a specific people or culture |
| Explicate | V to explain or to clarify the meaning |
| Impudent | ADJ disrespectful, characterized by improper, bold behavior |
| Interred | ADJ buried |
| Lionize | V to treat one with importance or as a celebrity |
| Pedestrian | ADJ ordinary, unimaginative |
| Polarization | N division into two opposite positions |
| Rejoinder | N an answer to a reply |
| Restive | ADJ unwilling to yield or adjust (stubborn, contrary) |
| Revile | V to subject to verbal abuse (berate, scold) |
| Revulsion | N a strong feeling of disgust or repungance |
| sever | V to cut or to separate (to divorce) |
| whim | N a sudden and impulsive action |
