| A | B |
|---|
| 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 |
