| A | B |
|---|
| Buffon | a clown; to try and be funny but it comes off stupid |
| cache | a secret store of things or hiding place |
| catalyst | a person or event which causes change |
| composure | calmness in mind and manner; to remain calm under pressure |
| copious | in large amounts; more than enough |
| criterion | measure in value; standard of judgement |
| dearth | a scarcity or lack of |
| belittle | to make someone feel inferior or unimportant |
| austere | plain, without decoration, stern in manner |
| assair | to attck or criticize |
| aloof | to be removed or distant |
| affinity | attraction to or sympathy for something |
| decadence | period of decline |
| deprecate | to disapprove of or tear down something |
| derogatory | belittling; degrading; disrespecting |
| despot | dictator; someone who has complete control |
| diatribe | bitter criticism (usually in speech or lecture format) |
| distraught | worry, upset |
| elucidate | to make something clear |
| eulogy | to praise someone who has died in a speech, poem, or writing |
| enigma | mysterious, cannot be explained |
| evanescent | lasting for only a short time; vanishing like a vapor |
| exacerbate | to make a situation that is bad even worse |
| expunge | to erase or wipe clean |
| fastidious | a person who is hard to satisfy because they get hung up on the details |
| flangrant | shocking, outrageous, scandalous |
| impassive | without emotion; insensitive |
| indefatigable | never gets tired |
| intractable | stubborn, unruly, hard to manage |
| lassitude | to become tired, worn out |
| meager | inadequate in quanity and quality |
| obscure | not clear |
| pariah | outcast, does not fit into the social circle |
| ponderous | heavy; burdensom, dull |
| raconteur | storyteller |
| raze | to destroy, to tear down |
