| A | B |
|---|
| adulterate | to corrupt |
| ambidextrous | able to use both hands |
| augment | to make larger |
| bereft | deprived of |
| deploy | to position or arrange |
| dour | stern, unyeilding |
| fortitude | courage in facing difficulties |
| gape | to stare with open mouth |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| guise | mask, cover |
| insidious | intended to decieve |
| intimation | a hint |
| opulent | wealthy, luxurious |
| pliable | easily bent |
| reiterate | repeat |
| stolid | not easily moved |
| tentative | experimental in nature |
| unkempt | untidy, not kept clean |
| verbatim | word for word, exactly |
| warily | cautiously |
| adroit | skillful |
| amicable | peaceable |
| averse | opposed, unwilling |
| belligerent | given to fightin, warlike |
| benevolent | kindly |
| cursory | hasty, not thorough |
| duplicity | deceitfulness |
| extol | to praise extravagantly |
| feasible | possible, able to be done |
| grimace | a wry face |
| holocaust | a large scaled fire |
| impervious | not affected or hurt by |
| impetus | moving force |
| joepardy | danger |
| meticulous | extemely careful |
| nostalgia | a longing for something past |
| quintessence | the purest essence or form of something |
| retrogress | to move backwards |
| scrutinize | to wexamine closly |
| tepid | lukewarm, unenthusiastic |
| adversary | an enemy, opponent |
| alienate | to tuen away |
| artifice | a skillfun ot ingenious davice |
| coerce | to compel |
| craven | cowardly |
| culinary | of or related to cooking or in the kitchen |
| delet | to erase or wipe out |
| demise | a death |
| exhilarate | to enliven, cheer, give spirit |
| fallow | inactive |
| harass | to disturb, worry |
| inclement | stormy, harsh |
| muse | to think about in a dreamy way |
| negligible | so uninportant that it can be disgarded |
| perpetuate | to make permanent or long alsting |
| percedent | an example for later action |
| punitive | inflicting or aiming at punishment |
| redress | to set right, remedy |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| urbane | refined in amnner or style |
| affiliated | associated, connected |
| ascertain | to find out |
| attainment | an accomplishment |
| bequeath | to give or pass on as inheritence |
| cogent | forceful, convincing |
| converge | to move toward one point |
| disperese | to scatter |
| esteem | to regard highly |
| expunge | to erase |
| finite | having limits |
| invulnerable | not able to be wounded ot hurt |
| malevolent | spiteful |
| nonchalant | cool and confident |
| omniscient | knowing everything |
| panacea | remedy for all ills |
| scrupulous | exact, careful |
| skulk | to move about stealthily |
| supercilious | proud and contemptuous |
| uncanny | strange, mysterious |
| venial | easily excused, pardonable |
| altruistic | unselfish |
| assent | to express agreement |
| benefactor | one who does good for others |
| chivalrous | marked by honor |
| clemency | mercy, mildness |
| dearth | a lack of, scarcity |
| diffident | shy lacking self-confidence |
| discrepancy | a difference |
| embark | to go aboard |
| facile | easily done or attained |
| indomitable | unconquerab;e |
| infallible | free from error |
| plod | to walk heavily or slowly |
| pungent | causeing a sharp sensation |
| remiss | neglectful in performance |
| repose | to rest, lie, place |
| temerity | rashness, boldness |
| truculent | fierce andc ruel, aggressive |
| unfeigned | sincere, real |
| virulent | extremely poisonous |
| accede | to yeid to |
| brandish | to wave or flurish |
| comprise | to include or contain |
| deft | skillful |
| destitute | deprived of the necessities or ife |
| explicit | definit, clearly stated |
| extirpate | to tear up by the roots |
| inopportune | coming at abad time |
| ironic | ironic |
| musty | stale, moldy, out-of-date |
| officious | meddling, excessivly forward in offering serives |
| ominous | unfavorable |
| pinnacle | a hgih peack or point |
| premeditated | considered beforehand |
| rampant | growing without check |
| solace | comfort, relief |
| stately | dignified, majestic |
| supple | bending easily |
| suppress | to stop by force |
| venal | open to or maked bribery or sorruption |
| abhor | to regard with honor |
| amend | to change in a formal way |
| buffet | to slap or cuff |
| chaos | great confusion |
| commodious | roomy, spacious |
| corrosive | eating away gradually, acidlike |
| discern | to see clearly |
| extant | still existing |
| implicate | to involve in |
| inter | to bury |
| martinet | a strict disiplinarian |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent |
| renegade | one who leaves a group |
| reprehensible | deserving blame or punishment |
| somber | dark, gloomy, depressed, melancholy |
| squalid | filthy, wretched, debased |
| turbulent | disorderly, riotous, violent, stormy |
| vociferous | of great size, numerous |
| waive | to do without |
| voluminous | of great size |
| animosity | stong dislike |
| apathy | a lack of feeling |
| apprehensive | fearful or anxious |
| commend | to praise, express approval |
| compatible | able to get along or work well together |
| consecrate | to make sacred |
| condolence | and expressionb fo sympathy |
| decrepit | old and feeble |
| derided | to ridicule |
| ingenous | innocent, simple, frank, |
| multifarious | having great variety |
| odxolete | out of date |
| omnivorous | eating every kind of food |
| parsimonious | stingy, misery, meager, poor |
| quandary | state of perplexity or doubt |
| recalitrant | stubbornly disobedient |
| reprisal | an injury done in return or and unjury |
| revel | to take great pleasure in |
| stultify | to make ineffective or useless |
| suave | smoothly agreeable or polite |
