| A | B |
|---|
| breach | an opening, gap, rupture, rift |
| circumspect | careful; cautious |
| cumbersome | clumy, hard to handle |
| deadlock | a standstill; to bring to a standstill |
| diffuse | to spread or scatter freely; wordy |
| muddle | to make a mess of; a hopeless mess |
| opinionated | stubborn and often unreasonable in holding one's own ideas; having a closed mind |
| perennial | lasting for a long time; persistent |
| relinquish | to let go; to give up |
| spasmodic | sudden and violent but brief |
| adjourn | to stop proceedings temporarily; to move to another place |
| comely | attractive; having a pleasing appearance |
| compensate | to make up for; to repay for services |
| erratic | not regular or consistent; undependable |
| fortify | to strengthen; to build up |
| lucrative | bringing in money; profitable |
| mediocre | average; ordinary |
| sully | to soil, stain, tarnish, defile |
| terse | brief; to the point |
| unflinching | showing no signs of fear; firm |
| abridge | to make shorter |
| altercation | an angry argument |
| condone | to pardon or overlook |
| dissent | to disagree; a disagreement |
| fabricate | to make, manufacture |
| irate | angry |
| pauper | an extremely poor person |
| surmount | to overcome |
| terminate | to bring to an end |
| trite | commonplace; overused |
| anarchy | a lack of government and law |
| arduous | hard to do; requiring much effort |
| auspicious | favorable; fortunate |
| hoodwink | to mislead by a trick; to swindle |
| inanimate | not having life; without energy or spirit |
| larceny | theft |
| pompous | overly self-important |
| prototype | an original model |
| incinerate | to burn to ashes |
| reprieve | a temporary relief or delay; to grant a postponement |
| accomplice | a perso who takes part in a crime |
| annihilate | to destroy completely |
| arbitrary | unreasonable; based on one's own wishes or whims |
| catalyst | a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction |
| facilitate | to make easier; to assist |
| incorrigible | not able to be corrected; beyond control |
| paramount | chief in importance; above all others |
| reprimand | to scold; to find fault with; a rebuke |
| stagnant | not running or flowing; inactive |
| succumb | to give way to superior force; to yield |
| attone | to make up for |
| credible | believable |
| diligent | hardworking; industrious |
| hamper | to hold back |
| impoverished | poor; in a state of poverty |
| incessant | never stopping; going on all the time |
| intricate | complicated; difficult to understand |
| posthumous | occurring or published after death |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or required; excess |
| taunt | to jeer at; to mock |
| apex | the highest point; tip |
| bogus | false; counterfeit |
| exorbitaqnt | unreasonably high; excessive |
| inundate | to flood; to overflow |
| meander | to wander about |
| metropolis | a large city |
| obstreperous | noisy |
| pensive | thoughtful; melancholy |
| perilous | dangerous |
| vagrant | an idle wanderer; tramp; wandering aimlessly |
