| A | B |
|---|
| aberration | something strange; a deviation from what is usual |
| accost | to address or speak to aggressively |
| ascertain | to determine or figure out |
| compensation | payment |
| deportment | behavior |
| lineament | facial feature |
| perpetrate | to commit (as a crime) |
| procure | to obtain |
| provocation | the act of annoying or disturbing |
| stalk | to pursue, to follow |
| abusive | nasty, harsh, and disrespectful |
| analogous | similar |
| dire | dreadful |
| fanatical | obsessive |
| guilelessness | the state of being very honest |
| inevitable | unavoidable |
| innate | inborn, inherent, natural |
| obstreperous | noisy, disorderly |
| uncompromising | stubborn, inflexible |
| unfathomable | mysterious, confusing |
| guile | deviousness, slyness |
| addict | a person who can't stop a behavior (usually a drug) |
| apoplectic | extremely angry, furious |
| cantankerous | grumpy, disagreeable |
| compassion | feeling of understanding, kindness |
| feeble | weak |
| inconspicuous | not obvious, unnoticeable |
| interdict | to prohibit (not be allowed to do something) |
| livid | extremely angry; discolored, bruised |
| melancholy | very sad, gloomy |
| palliation | comfort, something that relieves |
| propensity | a natural tendency, habit (predilection) |
| rectitude | moral correctness |
| tartly | sourly, in a sharp way |
| tirade | long, angry speech |
| umbrage | offense |
| wrathful | hateful, wanting revenge |
| arbitrate | to judge, to act as a judge, to decide |
| asinine | stupid or silly |
| auspicious | promising success; favored by fortune |
| contradict | To say the opposite, to disagree |
| cordiality | the quality of warmth, sincerity, friendliness |
| edification | the act of instructing or improving |
| evasion | the act of avoiding |
| exclude | to shut, keep, or leave out |
| inquisitive | curious, asking a lot of questions |
| morbid | gruesome; relating to death or disease |
| offend | to irritate, annoy, anger (b/c of something rude) |
| parcel | n.= package v.= to divide equally |
| pestilence | a deadly, widespread disease; an epidemic |
| quell | to put down forcibly; to suppress |
| quibble | to argue or object to a small detail (n. = a small objection) |
| ramshackle | poorly built, about to collapse |
| tacit | unspoken; implied; understood w/out saying |
| teeter | to move unsteadily with no balance, to wobble |
| assuage | to ease; to make less painful |
| condescend | to agree to something less than one's dignity |
| contemptuous | scornful; feeling disdain; snobby |
| disapprobation | moral disapproval |
| dispensation | the act of giving out; OR the act of releasing |
| fractious | inclined to make trouble, argumentative |
| intimidation | the act of discouraging by threats; threats |
| malevolent | exhibiting ill will, wishing bad things on others |
| nebulous | vague, not clear |
| predilection | a preference, a habit |
| stealthy | sneaky, intended to escape observation |
| taciturn | untalkative, uncommunicative |
| vapid | lacking zest or interest; stupid, boring |
| vexation | an annoyance |
