| A | B |
|---|
| loquacious | talkative usually in a skillful way; We admire the *speaker's in sight |
| supercilious | haughty, arrogant; *seniors |
| aversion | firm dislike; ...an * to asparagas |
| pivotal | important, critical, crucial; a *point in the negotiations |
| scrupulous | careful, diligent, moreal; *attention to de |
| volatile | changeable; unstable; explosive (emotionally)....*temper |
| volumious | large "containing volumes"... a *report |
| peripheral | on the edge; unimportant.....distracted by * issues |
| hedohistic | pleasure-seeking; indulgent.....the playboys *lifestyle |
| ardor | passion,zeal...her * for the theater |
| buttress | to support, prop up... *our defense |
| slander | to defame; to speack maliciously about someone... how dare you *my reputation |
| animosity | hatred..... the * between the Capulets and the Montegues |
| strident | loud and harsh.....the sound of *voices coming from the room next door |
| amorphous | formless;lacking shape |
| verbose | overly talkative; wordy.... the * lecture |
| desecrate | to profane a holy place.....*the temple |
| apathy | lack of emotion/interest ....voter * during the election.. |
| rervor | intensity of feeling (adore)....Romeo's* |
| fortuitous | happening by luck or chance....a * meeting |
| vehement | urgent; passionate; forceful.... * protest |
| virtuoso | highly skilled artist... Mozart, the young * |
| undermine | to weaken.....* my authority |
