| A | B |
|---|
| martial | (adj) military; suggesting war; warlike |
| cliche | (noun) an overused idea or expression; a trite saying |
| prolific | (adj) producing a great deal of something |
| wan | (adj) sickly pale or faint; colorless |
| aesthetic | (adj) artistic; having to do with art or beauty |
| charisma | (noun) a special quality of leadership or a special charm that captures the public imagination and inspires devotion |
| recipient | (noun) a person who receives something |
| emphatically | (adv) forcefully; assertively |
| paradox | (noun) a statement that may be true but seems to say contradictory things |
| conceive | (verb) to imagine or develop as an idea; to understand or grasp |
| mien | (noun) bearing; appearance; manner |
| qualm | (noun) an uneasiness; a misgiving or doubt; a feeling of sickness |
| zealous | (adj) intensely devoted; eager |
| impediment | (noun) a speech disorder; an obstruction of some kind |
| zephyr | (noun) a gentle wind; a mild breeze |
| mediocre | (adj) only average or ordinary; medium; neither bad nor good |
| reactionary | (adj) advocating a return to an earlier social or political condition; (noun) one who advocates a return to an earlier policy or condition |
| fabricate | (verb) to build or manufacture; to make up or invent |
| stamina | (noun) vigor; strength; endurance |
| opportune | (adj) right for the purpose; advantageously timed |
