| A | B |
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| allay | (v) to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve |
| raiment | (n) clothing, garments |
| convivial | (adj) fesitve, sociable, having fun together, genial |
| coterie | (n) a circle of acquiantances; a close knit, of exclusive group of people with a common interest |
| counterpart | (n) a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another |
| demur | (v) to object or take exception to (n) an objection |
| effrontery | (n) shamless boldness |
| embellish | (v) to decorate, adorn, touch up |
| ephemeral | (adj) lasting only a short time, short-lived |
| felicitous | (adj) appropriate, apt, well chosen |
| furtive | (adj) done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret |
| garish | (adj) glaring, tastelessly showy or overdecorated |
| illusory | (adj) misleading, decepting ; lacking in or not based on reality |
| indigent | (adj) needy, impoverished |
| inordinate | (adj) far too great, exceeding reasonable limits |
| jettison | (v) to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome |
| misanthrope | (n) aperson who hates or despises people |
| pertinacious | (adj) very persistent; holding firmly to a course o action |
| picayune | (adj) o little value or importance |
| bestial | (adj) beastlike; beastly, brutal; subhuman |
| alleged | (v) to assert without proof or confirmation |
| slough | (v) to cast of, discard; to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary; to plod through as if through mud (n) a mire; a state of depression |
| badinage | (n) light and playful conversation |
| concilliate | (v) to overcome the distrust ofm win over; to appease, pacify, to reconcile, make consistent |
| countermand | (v) to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first |
| echelon | (n) one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit |
| exacerbate | (v) to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful |
| fatuous | (adj) stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way |
| irrefutable | (adj) impossible to disprove; beyond argument |
| juggernaut | (n) a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| lackadaisical | (adj) lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted |
| litany | (n) a prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congregation; any repitive chant |
| macabre | (adj) grisly; gruesome; horrible distressing; having death as a subject |
| paucity | (n) an inadequate quantity; scarcity, dearth |
| portend | (v) to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of |
| raze | (v) to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out |
| recant | (v) to withdraw a statement or beleif to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract |
| saturate | (v) to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully |
| saturnine | (adj) of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood |
| arrant | (adj) thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant |
| acclamation | (n) a shout of welcome; an overwhelming verbal vote of approval |
| vituperative | (adj) harshly abusive, severly scolding |
| calumniate | (v) to slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously |
| chary | (adj) extremely cautious, hesitant, or slow |
| collusion | (n) secret agreement or cooperation |
| dilettante | (n) a dabbler in the arts; one who engages in an actiivty in an amateurish, trifling |
| imperturbable | (adj) no easily excited, emotionally steady |
| increment | (n) an enlargement, increase, addition |
| mandate | (n) an authoritative command, formal order, authorization |
| paltry | (adj) trifling, insignificant; mean, despicable, inferior, trashy |
| paroxysm | (n) a sudden outburst; a spasm; convulsion |
| pedantry | (n) a pretentious desplay of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details |
| peregrination | (n) the act of traveling; an excusion, especially on foot or to a foreign country |
| redolent | (adj) fragrant, smelling strongly; tending to arouse memories or create a aura |
| refulgent | (adj) shining, radiant, resplendent |
| shibboleth | (n) a word; expression, or custom that distinguishes a particular group of persons from all others |
| tyro | (n) a beginner, novice, one with little or no background or skill |
| unremitting | (adj) not stopping, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless |
| vacillate | (v) to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will |
| bucoclic | (adj) characterisitic of the countryside, rural; relating to shepherds and cowherds, pastoral |
