| A | B |
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| affect | an expression of feeling or emotion on one's face; to act on; to produce an effect or change in |
| delineate | to outline or describe with precision; to trace the outline of |
| acuity | keenness, sharpness, or acuteness, especially in vision or thought |
| obsolete | no longer in general use; out of date |
| devious | not straightforward; shifty or crooked; dishonest |
| slough | to dispose of or get rid of, or to shed; an area of soft, muddy ground |
| ascend | to move, climb, or go upward |
| sardonic | characterized by bitter or hateful mockery |
| xenophobia | an unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers, or of that which is foreign or strange |
| chronicle | a chronological record of events; a history |
| coherent | logically connected; consistent |
| rudimentary | basic; incompletely developed |
| stolid | not easily moved or stirrend—mentally or emotionally; unemotional; impassive |
| cogitate | to think hard, to ponder, to meditate |
| altruism | the practice of unselfish concern for the welfare of others |
| accrue | to be added periodically, as interest on money |
| inculcate | to teach or instruct through repetition; to influence someone to accept an idea |
| incentive | something that motivates someone to action or greater effort |
| emulate | to imitate someone with the desire to equal a them, or surpass them in ability |
| congruity | the state or quality of being in agreement with another in beliefs or ideas |
| introspection | n. the act of looking into one's self; the examination of one's own mental and emotional state |
| lax | a. loose or slack; not tight; not strict or severe |
| inconspicuous | a. not noticeable or prominent |
| succinctly | a. expressed in few words; briefly spoken or written, yet effective |
| lurid | a. gruesome, horrible, or revolting |
| verisismilitude | n. the appearance of truth, likelihood, or probability |
| litany | n. a prolonged or tedious account |
| iridescent | a. displaying an array of lustrous colors like those of a rainbow |
| hiatus | n. a break or an interruption in the continuity of a work, series, or action |
| pragmatic | a. concerned with a practical point of view |
| eldritch | a. eerie, weird, or spooky |
| prosaic | a. commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative; having the character or form of prose, rather than poetry |
| lithe | a. bending readily or flexible |
| truculent | a. fierce, cruel, or savagely brutal |
| plausible | a. having the appearance of truth or reason |
| disconcerting | a. upsetting or discomforting |
| deviant | n. a person or thing that is outside what is accepted as normal |
| ruminate | v. to meditate or ponder |
| lumber | v. to move clumsily or heavily |
| marvel | v. to wonder at or be curious about |
