| A | B |
|---|
| allure | to influence, sway, or entice with some tempting appeal |
| apathy | a lack of concern or feeling, indifference |
| auspicious | favorable |
| caricature | a portrayal where features are distorted, a parody |
| cordial | courteous and gracious; friendly; warm |
| cosmopolitan | dealing with the whole world |
| deplore | to regret deeply or strongly; to feel or to express deep grief for |
| discrepant | disagreeing, inconsistent |
| ecstasy | extreme happiness |
| empathy | understanding or identification with another's feelings or situation |
| equivocal | ambiguous (usually intended to mislead) |
| expeditious | done with speed and efficiency |
| galvanize | to stimulate or to excite as if by an electric shock |
| implacable | incapable of being appeased |
| inimitable | not able to be imitated |
| mutability | the degree to which something is subject and likely to change |
| odious | deserving hate or contempt |
| parochial | limited in range or scope, narrow, provincial |
| penchant | a strong inclination |
| ponderous | very heavy, unwieldy from weight |
| protract | to prolong |
| replete | filled to capacity, abundantly supplied |
| soporific | something that tends to cause sleep and to dull awareness or alertness |
| strident | loud and harsh sounding |
| treachery | violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason |
