| A | B |
|---|
| contentious | adj. tendency to quarrel and dispute |
| prodigious | adj. exciting wonder/unusual |
| scornful | adj. full of anger and disgust |
| indignant | adj. provoked |
| precariously | adv. insecurely |
| dismayed | n. made afraid |
| disillusionment | n. disapppointment |
| bemoan | vb. regard with disapproval |
| depravity | n. corrupt act |
| entreat | vb. plead |
| decorum | n. good behavior |
| blithe | adj. easy-going |
| sundered | vb. to disunite |
| divining | vb. predict |
| beguile | vb. to lead by deception |
| eloquence | n. ability to express clearly |
| salient | adj. noticeable |
| resonant | adj. full and deep sound |
| querulous | adj. always complaining |
| insinuation | n. gradual suggestion |
| opulent | adj. wealthy |
| sobriety | n. seriousness |
| imminent | adj. likely to happen soon |
| iridescent | adj. having shifting, rainbow-like colors |
| evanesced | vb. faded away |
| careen | vb. sway from side to side |
| mien | n. manner |
| quaff | vb. drink |
| forsaken | adj. abandoned |
| deferred | vb. put off until a later time |
| languid | adj. slow-moving or drooping |
| loll | vb. dangle or lounge lazily |
