| A | B |
|---|
| sycophant | a person who follows, serves, or compliments another for his or her own personal gain |
| careen | to lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion |
| docile | easily managaed, handled, trained, or taught |
| banal | lacking freshness or originality |
| ruse | a trick, strategem, or artifice |
| prone | lying face down, or naturally inclined to do something |
| taut | emotionally or mentally tense; tightly drawn; not slack |
| recumbent | lying down, reclining, or leaning |
| redolent | having a pleasant fragrance or smell |
| succor | help, releif, aid, or assistance |
| sanguine | cheerfully hopeful, optimistic, and confident |
| transient | lasting only a short time; existing briefly |
| transluscent | transparent; allowing light to pass through, but not to the point that an object can be clearly seen |
| wry | twisted or crooked; distorted in meaning |
| ribald | vulgar or indecent in speech |
| fecund | very creative; capable of producing offspring, fruit, or vegetation in abundance |
| inveigle | to lure or entrap by using flattery |
| languid | lacking in vitality or interest; slow or indifferent. |
| symbiotic | living in a symbiotic relationship; having a relationship that is mutually beneficial |
| impertinent | rude; not relevant |
| cull | to choose, select or pick the best parts from a whole |
| simulacrum | a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or resemblance |
| epiphany | a sudden insight into the meaning or reality of something |
| flimflam | nonsense, twaddle, or bosh; a trick or deception |
| romance | a novel or other prose narrative depicting heroic or marvellous deeds |
| retrogress | to go backwards into an earlier and usually worse condition |
| pliable | flexible or easily bent; easily influenced or deceived |
| rapport | a relation or connection |
| inured | used to hardship, difficulty, or pain |
| enmity | a feeling of hostility or hatred |
| android | an automaton resembling a human being |
| estranged | displaying a feeling of alienation or detachment |
| logic | a particular way of thinking or reasoning involving the use of deductive and inductive reasoning |
| ersatz | serving as a substitute; synthetic; artificial |
| irascible | easily provoked to anger; very irritable |
| colloquial | associated with casual conversation rather than formal speech; informal |
| diffident | lacking confidence in one's own abilities |
| accede | to give consent or approval; to agree |
| obsequious | obedient; following orders without question |
| nexus | a means of connection, a tie, or a link |
