| A | B |
|---|
| apportion | to divide and give out in shares |
| buoyant | able to float easily |
| concede | admit as true |
| lofty | very high, noble |
| perceice | to be aware through the senses |
| prelude | an introduction |
| rustic | country-like |
| sordid | wretchedly poor |
| versatile | able to do many things well |
| wane | to lose size, strength or power |
| annex | to add to, attach; to incorporate |
| cordial | in a friendly manner, hearty |
| devacle | an overwhelming defeat, rout |
| embroil | to involve in a conflict or difficulty |
| glib | ready and fluent in speech |
| haphazard | by chance, not planned |
| incite | to rouse up, stir up, urge on |
| influx | a coming in, inflow |
| precipitous | very steep |
| profuse | very abundant |
| abase | to lower in esteem, degrade |
| acutate | to move to action; to impel |
| boorish | rude, unrefined; clumsy |
| combatant | a fighter |
| dubious | causing uncertainty or suspicion |
| harry | to make a destructive raid on |
| knave | a tricky, unprincipled, or deceitful fellow |
| plaintiff | one who begins a lawsuit |
| quarry | to cut or take from (or as if from) a quarry; a place frow which stone is taken |
| subterfuge | an excuse or trick for escaping or hiding something |
