| A | B |
|---|
| Dulcet | sweet; melodious; soothing sound |
| Echelon | one in a series of levels of command |
| Effervescent | bubbly, lively |
| Egregious | flagrant (easily seen) error; out of the ordinary |
| Emaciated | painfully thin; wasted; starving |
| Embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation |
| Equestrian | relating to horses |
| Equilibrium | a state of balance |
| Escalate | to enlarge; to increase |
| Exodus | a mass departure |
| Expletive | an exclamatory word or phrase often profane |
| Expunge | to erase; to remove |
| Fecund | fruitful |
| Festoon | a decorative chain hung in a curve between two points |
| Fiasco | a failure |
| Flamboyant | ornate, showy |
| Flotilla | a fleet of small ships |
| Formidable | frigthening; awe-inspiring |
| Gargoyle | a rain spout in the shape of grotesque (ugly) human or figure |
| Gauntlet | A thick, heavy glove; a glove from a suit of armor |
| Germinate | to begin to grow; to sprout |
| Globule | a tiny drop |
| Googol | the number 1 followed by 100 zeros |
| Gossamer | something light, delicate or tenuous |
| Gregarious | social; living in groups |
| Gyrate | to revolve, spin, or twist around a central axis |
| Halcyon | calm, peaceful |
| Harbinger | forerunner, herald |
| Hirsute | very hairy |
| Holocaust | widespread destruction, especially by fire |
| Impropriety | bad manners, rude conduct |
| Incarcerate | to put in prison |
| Inclement | stormy, harsh weather |
| Indolent | lazy |
| Intrepid | brave, bold, fearless |
| Irascible | hot-tempered; easily angered |
| Irreparable | cannot be fixed |
| Itinerary | plans for a journey (trip) |
| Jettison | to throw overboard; to discard |
| Juxtapose | to place side by side |
| Kowtow | overly polite |
| Labyrinthine | mazelike |
| Lambent | softly bright; flickering |
| Languid | sluggish; lack of vigor |
| Libation | a beverage; a liquid poured out |
| Lineage | descent in direct line from an ancestor |
| Loquacious | given to excessive talking |
| Ludicrous | laughable because of obvious absurdity |
| Lugubrious | exaggerated or affectedly mournful |
| Luminary | one who is notable in a particular field |
