| A | B |
|---|
| corroborate | to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify |
| discursive | passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic |
| disseminate | to scatter or spread widely |
| foist | to impose by fraud; to pass of as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion |
| gauche | awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy |
| heresy | an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized |
| specious | deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit |
| broach | to bring up or begin to talk about (a subject) |
| nonplussed | puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss |
| prolific | abundantly productive; abundant, profuse |
| disconsolate | deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope, beyond consolation |
| carousal | noisy revelry or merrymaking (often with a suggestion of heavy drinking) |
| debonair | – (adj.) pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance |
| equanimity | calmness, composure, refusal to panic |
| gratuitous | freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted |
| invective | strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language |
| munificent | extremely generous, lavish |
| reprobate | a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person; scoundrel |
| sedentary | characterized by or calling for continued sitting |
| caricature | a representation in which the subject's characteristic features are exaggerated |
| contiguous | side by side, touching |
| deleterious | harmful, injurious |
| enthrall | to captivate, charm, hold spellbound |
| extenuate | to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses |
| implicit | implied or understood though unexpressed |
| ostentatious | marked by conspicuous or pretentious display |
| torpid | inactive or sluggish; dormant |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| egregious | conspicuous; standing out in an unfavorable sense; i.e. egregious error |
