| A | B |
|---|
| abashed | (adj) embarrassed (uh-BASHD) |
| abate | (verb) to decrease |
| adulation | (n) excessive flattery or admiration; adoration |
| affront | v. to offend by an open manifestation of disrespect or insolence |
| ambivalent | adj. having Ómixed feelings about someone or something; being unable to choose between two (usually opposing) courses of action |
| amenable | (adj) agreeable |
| animosity | n. a feeling of strong dislike |
| arduous | (adj) extremely difficult; laborious (AHR-juh-wuhss) |
| auspicious | (adj) having favorable prospects (aw-SPI-shuhs) |
| brazen | (adj) shameless and bold; made of brass (BRAY-zin) |
| capricious(adj) | unpredictable; tending to make sudden unexpected changes |
| consummated | v. to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill; or to complete (the union of a marriage) by the first marital sexual intercourse. |
| deleterious | (ad) subtly or unexpectedly harmful (del-i-TEER-ee-uhss) |
| derision | (n) to show contempt or disdain for someone or something |
| ephemeral | adj. lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory |
| ethereal | (adj) not earthly |
| expiate | (v) to make amends |
| extol | (v) to praise |
| fickle | adj. likely to change |
| galvanize | (v) to stimulate into great activity; to coat a metal |
| heterogeneous | (adj) composed of unlike parts; different; doverse (he-tuh-RAH-jee-nee-uhss) |
| idyllic | adj. charmingly simple or rustic |
| ignominy | (noun) disgrace; dishonor (IG-nuh-mi-nee) |
| impede | v. to slow or delay |
| imperious | adj. domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing |
| impetus | (n) something that provides energy or motivation to accomplish or undertake a task |
| implicit | adj. implied |
| inauspicious | (adj) having unfavorable prospects |
| indefatigable | (adj) incapable of being tired (in-di-FA-ti-gu-buhl) |
| iniquity | (noun) a sin |
| irreparable | (adj) not able to be repaired or fixed |
| jilted | v. to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart) |
| languid | adj. lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow |
| lurid | (adj) harshly shocking |
| machinations | (noun) a conspiracy |
| malevolent | (adj) ill-willed |
| mirth | (noun) gaiety |
| mollify | (verb) to calm or make less severe (MAHL-uh-figh) |
| penury | n. extreme poverty; destitution |
| placidity | (n) calmness and serenity (pla-SI-di-tee) |
| pontifical | adj. of or pertaining to a pontiff (or pope) |
| posthumous | (adj) occurring after someone’s death; work published after an author’s death. |
| predisposed | adj. inclined to a type of behavior |
| providential | adj. of or pertaining to the divine (as in God) |
| qualm | (n) a sensation of doubt or misgiving; uneasiness |
| repudiate | (verb) to reject as having no authority; renounce (ri-PYOO-dee-ayt) |
| repugnance | (noun) a strong dislike |
| reticent | (adj) unwilling to communicate very much |
| scintillate | (verb) to sparkle or flash (SCIN-tuh-layt) |
| squalid | (adj) lacking in honesty |
| stigma | (n) the shame or disgrace attached to something regarded as socially unacceptable |
| stolid | (adj) solemn |
| surreptitious | adj. done by stealth; secret or unauthorized |
| tumult | (n) an uproar; a state of confusion (TOO-muhlt) |
| ubiquitous | adj. existing or being everywhere |
| unconscionable | (adj) shocking and morally unacceptable |
| vacillate | v. to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute |
| vehemence | (noun) strength |
| vicissitude | (noun) a change or variation; ups and downs (vi-SI-si-tood) |
| AM/IM/AMOR | love |
| CAPR | leap |
| GEN | birth |
| HETERO | different |
| HUM | lowly; earth |
| MAL | bad |
| PLAC | calm;please |
| POST | after |
| SCI | know |
