| A | B |
|---|
| Adage | a proverb, wise saying |
| plaudits | applause; enthusiastic praise or approval |
| preclude | to make impossible, prevent, shut out |
| bountiful | giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly |
| glut | to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing; (n.) an oversupply |
| venerate | to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect |
| audacious | bold, adventurous, recklessly daring |
| myriad | in very great numbers; (n.) a very great number |
| vie | to complete; to strive for victory or superiority |
| deplore | to feel or express regret or disapproval |
| peruse | to read thoroughly and carefully |
| staid | serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct |
| assert | to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully |
| indiscriminate | without restraint or control; unselective |
| intrigue | (n.) crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; (v.) to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity |
| abashed | embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed |
| purge | (v.) to wash away impurities, clean up; (n.) the process of getting rid of something or someone decisevely |
| retentive | able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily |
| attribute | (n.) a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something; (v.) to assign to, credit with, to regard as caused by or resulting from |
| doctrine | a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefsor principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles |
| tawdry | showy and flashy but lacking in good taste |
| abut | to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up |
| avail | (v.) to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; (n.) use, benefit, or value |
| enmity | hatred, ill-will |
| apt | suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn |
| capitulate | to end resistence, give up, surrender, throw in the towel |
| endow | to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality |
