| A | B |
|---|
| plaudits | applause; enthusiastic praise or approval |
| glut | to providemore than needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing |
| audacious | bold, adventurous, recklessly daring |
| staid | serious and dignified;quiet or subdued in character or conduct |
| epitaph | a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone |
| purge | to wash away impurities, clean up |
| acme | the highest point |
| abut | to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up |
| encroach | to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass |
| dexterous | skillful in the use of hands or body; clever |
| ensue | to follow in order, come immediately after and as a result |
| caustic | able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic |
| malinger | to pretend illness to avoid duty or work, lie down on the job |
| irascible | easily made angry, hot-tempered |
| stricture | a limitation or restriction, a criticism; (medicine) a narrowing of a passage in the body |
