| A | B |
|---|
| qualm | doubt |
| rakish | stylish |
| rapt | deeply moved |
| sagacious | wise |
| scoff | mock |
| tacitly | silently |
| unassailable | undeniable |
| undulating | moving in a wave-like motion |
| vacillating | indecisive |
| wane | to get smaller |
| abode | home |
| amiably | friendly |
| arbitrary | unpredictable |
| beguiling | charming |
| commission | to assign a task or duty |
| qualm | uneasiness or doubt |
| rakish | stylish; jaunty |
| rapt | deeply moved or absorbed |
| sagacious | wise |
| scoff | mock |
| tacitly | silently |
| unassailable | impossible to dispute |
| undulating | moving in a wave-light motion |
| vacillating | swaying from one course of action to another |
| wane | to decrease in size, intensity, or degree |
| abode | dwelling place; home |
| amiably | in a friendly manner |
| arbitrary | based on unpredictable decisions rather than reason or law |
| beguiling | charming or delighting |
| commission | to assign a duty or task |
| effrontery | insulting boldness |
| enterprising | imaginative |
| forte | something at which one excels |
| garrulous | talkative |
| impertinent | rude |
| indictment | accusation |
| ingratiate | to deliberately gain another's favor |
| intently | with concentrated effort |
| legacy | something handed down through generations |
| looming | threatening |
| mollifed | pacified; made calm |
| nomadic | wandering |
| parsimony | stinginess with money |
| perennial | lasting many years |
| precept | a law describing a course of action |
| Inaccessible | not easily obtained; unreachable |
| Incredulously | in a manner showing a lack of belief |
| Insipid | bland |
| Inundate | overwhelm |
| Kindred | relatives or family |
| Ludicrous | ridiculous |
| Monumental | great and lasting |
| Nominal | a small amount |
| Overwrought | excessively nervous or excited |
| Pestilence | any disease that is usually fatal |
| Predilection | a personal preference |
| Propitious | favorable |
| Rebuff | to snub |
| Resignation | an acceptance of something as unavoidable |
| Rudiment | in a undeveloped form |
| Sordid | wretched; dirty; morally degraded |
| Subtle | so slight as to be difficult to detect |
| Tangible | able to be touched or felt |
| Transient | lasting or existing for a short time |
| Untenanted | not occupied |
| virulent | poisonous |
| acquiesce | consent passively |
| aloof | distant |
| appraisal | evaluation |
| avarice | greed |
| beholden | indebted |
| cognizant | aware |
| consecreate | to declare sacred |
| daunted | intimidated/frightened |
| deplore | strong disapproval |
| dirge | funeral hymn |
| dolefully | mournfully |
| efface | erase |
| excruciatingly | great pain |
| furtive | secret |
| grimace | twisting or distortion of the face |
| incessant | ceaseless |
| indignant | anger from something unjust |
| inexplicable | impossible to explain |
| invincible | unbeatable |
| lament | to grieve; wail |
| lurid | startling and sensational |
| meticulous | extremely careful and precise about details |
| odious | arousing or worthy of strong dislike |
| ostentation | display meant to impress others |
| permeable | able to be passed through |
| placate | to soothe another's feelings; appease |
| pretense | the act of pretending; a false appearance |
| quandary | state of uncertainty |
| reverberate | to echo |
| servile | humbly submissive; slavish |
| spurn | to reject scornfully |
| subsistence | livelihood |
| taut | pulled tight; straight |
| truculent | eager for a fight; fierce |
| tyrannical | harsh; oppressive |
| vulgar | coarse or common |
| abide | to put up with |
| aghast | overcome with fear |
| appease | to bring peace, quiet, or calm; to placate |
| ascertain | to find out |
| beseech | to beg |
| compulsory | required |
| contagion | the spreading of disease |
| corroding | gradually destructive |
| deposition | a statement from a witness |
| devious | shifty; not straightforward |
| emancipate | to liberate or free |
| endeavor | to make an earnest effort; strive |
| formidable | difficult to defeat |
| glib | showing little thought, preparation, or concern |
| implore | to earnestly ask for |
| indiscretion | lack of good judgement |
| iniquity | wickedness |
| irrevocable | impossible to take back |
| latent | existing in hidden form |
| mediocrity | average |
| morose | gloomy |
| ominous | threatening |
| panache | sense of style |
| succulent | tasty; delicious |
| sundry | various; miscellaneous |
| thwart | to block or hinder |
| unscrupulous | without principles; dishonorable |
| vigilant | alert; watchful |
| absolve | to clear of guilt or blame |
| anarchy | absent of any form of government |
| aplomb | self-confidence |
| atrocious | shockingly bad or lacking in taste |
| blunder | mistake |
| collusion | secret meeting for a deceitful purpose |
| conscientious | honest |
| credulity | easily believable |
| delve | to search |
| diligently | in a preserving, painstaking manner |
