| A | B |
|---|
| bristle (v) | have one's hair stand up |
| caustic (adj) | stinging, sarcastic, critical |
| cessation (n) | a pause |
| condolence (n) | an expression of sympathy (when someone dies) |
| dupe (n) | an easily fooled person |
| euphemism (n) | saying something in a less direct way |
| inadvertent (adj) | due to an oversight, negligent (accidental mistake) |
| incipient (adj) | just starting |
| incongruous (adj) | having inconsistent elements |
| infamous (adj) | evil |
| jostle (v) | to push; to elbow |
| lackluster (adj) | lacking brightness |
| loathe (v) | to despise; to hate |
| mundane (adj) | pertaining to the world, everyday |
| ominous (adj) | menacing, threatening |
| reprimand (v) | to scold severely; criticize |
| repudiate (v) | to disown, to refuse to accept |
| stipulate (v) | to make a specific demand |
| tremulous (adj) | trembling; shaking with fear |
| wrest (v) | to seize, to take away by force |
