| A | B |
|---|
| Abstract | vague, not concrete |
| Adulterate | to corrupt, make impure |
| Aloof | indifferent, reserved, distant |
| Ambitious | to want something, eager, strongly desirous |
| Articulate | to speak in a clear, efffective manner |
| Autonomy | self-governing, self-rule |
| Brevity | conciseness, using few words |
| Coerce | to force, to caause a person or thing to yield to pressure |
| Comprise | to include, to consist of |
| Condone | overlook or pardon an offense |
| Cynical | distrustful, pessimistic |
| Disperse | to spread out, fan out, scatter |
| Dubious | doubtful |
| Eclectic | selecting, choosing from different sources, choosing the best from different sources |
| Fervent | full of stong emotion |
| Glutton | one who eats too much; a person who has a great fondness for something |
| Harbinger | a messenger announcing arrival |
| Hegira | a sudden departure or flight |
| imminent | about to take place, will happen soon |
| jargon | s[ecial language/terminology |
| malicious | desire to hurt someone, wicious wicked |
| morbid | dwelling on death disease or decay |
