| A | B |
|---|
| antagonism | hostility |
| anthithesis | direct opposite |
| apocryphal | fictitious; fake |
| arduous | hard to do; strenuous |
| articulate | able to speak well |
| assuage | to calm or soothe; to satisfy |
| atrophy | to waste away |
| augment | to increase or enlarge; to add to |
| austere | stern; strict in morals |
| authoritarian | a person who supports the principle of subjection to authority instead of individual freedom; one who favors blind submission to authority. |
| autonomy | independence; self-government |
| aversion | strong or fixed dislike |
| belittle | to make something seem less important |
| bequeath | to leave money or property by a will; to pass along |
| bizzare | strikingly odd in appearance or style; strange, weird |
| blithe | happy and cheerful |
| bombastic | high-sounding; marked by use of lnaguage without much real meaning; speak of as unimportant |
| buffoon | a clown;someone who amuses with tricks and jokes |
| cache | hiding place; something hidden in a hiding place |
| cacophony | discord; harsh sound; clashing sounds |
