| A | B |
|---|
| apprise | inform |
| arduous | difficult and laborious |
| askew | out of line |
| bides | to wait for |
| bolster | to support or reinforce |
| chastise | to punish severely |
| cleave | to cling to |
| contrition | to show repentance |
| corporal | relating to the body |
| deign | to think fit or in accordance iwth one's idgnity |
| diminutive | indicating small size; state of being |
| felicity | quality or state of happiness |
| flaunt | display for public notice |
| garrulous | talkative; wordy |
| goad | to urge behavior |
| harbinger | one who foreshadows |
| heinous | shockingly evil |
| imminent | about to occur; impending |
| inception | beginning, conception |
| indigenous | produced, growing, or living naturally in a particular region |
| intangible | an abstract quality or attribute |
| lucrative | profitable |
| malicious | spiteful |
| menial | humble; a domestic service |
| mercenary | hired service for pay or gain |
| nettle | provoke or irritate |
| novice | one who is inexperienced |
| palpable | easily perceived |
| piteous | demanding or arousing pity |
| pernicious | deadly and destructive |
| prodigious | extraordinary |
| rapacious | excessively greedy or ravenous |
| relent | to become less severe or harsh |
| scourge | to cause affliction or punishment |
| superfluous | being beyond what is required; excessive |
| ulterior | concealed; going beyond what is openly said or shown |
| vanquish | to overcome in battle or contest |
| waive | to give up claim; right; or pivilege |
