| A | B |
|---|
| licentious | morally unrestrained |
| numismatist | a coin collector |
| paucity | a lack or scarcity |
| fatalistic | believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate |
| obtrude | to force oneself into a situation uninvited |
| pensive | dreamily thoughtful |
| lackadaisical | uninterested; listless |
| alienate | ti turn away feelings or affections |
| elated | in high spirits; exulatantly proud and joyful |
| epigram | a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation |
| nepotism | favoritism shown to family or friends by those in power, especially in business or hiring practices |
| begrudge | to resent another's success; to envy |
| mandarin | an influential person; a member of an elite group |
| glutinous | gluey; sticky |
| enmity | deep-seated hositlity; often mutual |
| declaim | to speak in a dramatic, impassioned, or blustering manner |
| imbue | to inspire or influence; to saturate |
| gaff | a pole with a large hook on the end |
| quaff | to drink in large quantities; to gulp |
| bibliophile | a lover of books |
| gird | to prepare for an event or an action |
| daunt | to make afraid to discourage |
| flux | a state of continual change or movement |
| hovel | a wretched living place and open shed |
| cadaverous | of or like a corpse; pale; gaunt thin |
| gothic | of the middle ages; of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction |
| penury | exterme poverty |
| egress | an exit; a means to going out |
| felicity | happiness or bliss |
| despot | a dictator or absolute power |
| amalgamate | to combine |
| demented | mentally ill; insane |
| hone | to sharpen |
| beleaguer | to beseige by encircling (as with an army) to harass |
| gorge | to eat or swallow greedily |
| antiquated | not longer used or useful; very old |
| opiate | a narcotic used to cause sleep or bring relief from pain |
| caricature | an exaggerated portrayal of one's features |
| dally | to waste time; to dawdle |
| felonious | pertaining to or constituting a major crime |
| jaded | worn out |
| gist | the main point |
| advocate | to recommend |
| efface | to wipe out |
| charisma | personal appeal or attraction; magnetism |
| ogre | a brute; a large monster |
| mesmerize | to hypnotize |
| entity | anything having existence; either physical or mystical |
| bandy | to exchange words; to discuss casually |
| dastardly | cowardly; treacherous |
| elude | to escape notice; to get away from |
| gambit | maneuever or action used to gain an advantage |
| fallow | inactive; unproductive |
| blight | anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation |
| obsequy | funeral rite or ceremony |
| denizen | an occupant; inhabitant |
| fealty | obligated loyalty or faithfulness |
| entice | to attract by offering a reward or pleasure |
| gratify | to please |
| laggard | a slow person, especially on who falls behind |
| edifice | a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building |
| ambidextrous | equally skilled with either hand |
| belated | delayed |
| animate | to give life or motion to |
| knead | to work or clay into a uniform mixture |
| chauvinist | on having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender or religion, with contempt for other countries, the opposite sex, or other beliefs |
| egalitarian | promoting equal right for all people |
| beserk | ina state of violent or destructive rage |
| ostentatious | marked by a conspicuous, showy, or pretentious display |
| delude | to mislead or fool |
