| A | B |
| revert | to return to a previous habit or condition |
| gesture | something said or done to show intention or attitude; indication; signal |
| reciprocate | to do in return; pay back |
| exile | separation from one's native country through force or choice |
| ritual | a ceremony; any actions done regularly in a set manner |
| refute | to prove wrong or false |
| adapt | to adjust to a situation |
| recede | to move back or away from a particular point or limit |
| retain | to keep |
| dismay | to discourage; make fearful or uneasy |
| emerge | to rise up or come forth |
| notable | famous; widely known |
| indifferent | having no realy interest; unconcerned |
| liberal | large in amount or quantity; generous |
| elaborate | done with great attention to details; complicated |
| mediocre | average; ordinary; neither very bad nor very good |
| impulsive | tending to act on sudden urges; not in the habit of planning ahead |
| exotic | foreign; from a different part of the world; |
| frugal | thrifty;avoiding unnecessary expenses |
| indulgent | giving in to someone's desires, often too much so; lenient |
| impair | to damage; weaken |
| allude | to refer indirectly |
| sadistic | taking pleasure from being cruel |
| essence | a fundamental characteristic or the most important quality of something; the heart of the matter |
| immunity | freedom from something unpleasant or something required of others |
| affirm | to indicate to true; state with certainty |
| elite | being or intended for the best or most privileged; superior |
| coerce | to force; compel |
| alleged | supposed to be true or real, but not proved; assumed |
| query | to question; ask |