| A | B |
|---|
| paranoia | A mental illness of unreasonable anxiety |
| deft | dexterous; skillful |
| volition | an act of choosing, using one’s own will in a conscious choice |
| philanthropy | Love of mankind especially through charitable gifts and deeds` |
| scapegoat | one that bears the blame for others |
| migratory | roving; nomadic; wandering |
| dearth | scarcity; lack of |
| coomodious | roomy; spacious |
| bereave | suffering the death of a loved one |
| emulate | to attempt to equal or surpass |
| dispel | to dissipate; to drive away |
| bludgeon | to hit or attack with heavy impact; a short, heavy thick club |
| alleviate | to make less severe |
| dict | to speak |
| contradict | to speak againstl to say the opposite |
| hovel | a small, miserable dwelling |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| beset | to surround; to harass |
| allure | to tempt; to entice; attraction |
| melancholy | sadness; gloominess; depression |
| defame | to ruin the good name of |
| stupefy | to make numb with amazement |
| sonorous | producing sound, esp. deep and rich |
| periphery | the outermost edge |
| disperse | to scatter in various directions |
| enrapture | to delight; to give pleasure |
| opportune | coming at a good time |
| permeate | to spread through |
| per | through; against |
| persevere | to keep at something despite difficulties |
| vers/vert | turn |
| divert | to turn aside from a direction |
| versatile | turning easily from one skill to another |
| atrophy | to wither away |
| badger | to tease, harass or annoy persistently |
| conscientious | always attempting to do the right thing |
| cranny | a small opening as in a wall |
| damper | one that depresses or restrains; a dulling or deadening influence |
| describe | to tell in words |
| entice | to lure, to attract, to tempt in a pleasing fashion |
| facilitate | to make easier to help bring out |
| grandiose | grand and impressive, especially flashy and showy |
| indictment | a statment charging a person with a crime |
| inscribe | to write or engrave permanently |
| ira | anger |
| irate | very angry; enraged |
| irksome | annoying; bothersome; irritating |
| languish | to become weak or feeble; sag with loss of strength |
| lax | negligent; slack; careless; not tense |
| maim | to cripple; disfigure; to disable |
| omniscient | all-knowing |
| revere | to regard with great devotion or respect, to honor |
| sci | know |
| scribe | to write |
