| A | B |
|---|
| frenetic | frenzied, frantic, highly agitated |
| disarray | disorder, confusion; to throw into disorder |
| atrophy | the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; to waste away |
| asseverate | to affirm earnestly and with emphasis |
| glean | to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers |
| consummate | complete or perfect in the highest degree; to bring to a state of completion or perfection |
| grouse | a type of game bird; a complaint; to complain, grumble |
| bastion | a fortified place, stronghold |
| exigency | urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency |
| flotsam | floating debris; homeless, impoverished people |
| concord | a state of agreement, harmony |
| recumbent | in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting |
| ludicrous | ridiculous, laughable, absurd |
| mordant | biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh |
| pusillanimous | contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited |
| nettle | a prickly or stinging plant; to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vew or irritate severely |
| stratagem | a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end |
| incumbent | obligatory, required; one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money |
| jocular | humorous, jesting, jolly, joking |
| incarcerate | to imprison, confine, jail |
| delineate | to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially |
| hallow | to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate |
| emend | to free from errors, correct; to alter to serve a new or different purpose |
| figment | a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion |
| fiat | an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act or will or consciousness |
| esoteric | intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret |
| acuity | sharpness (particularly or the mind or senses) |
| garner | to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use |
| fecund | fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive |
| enervate | to weaken, lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of, enfeeble, hamstring |
| depraved | brought to a state of evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles |
| mundane | earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary |
| penchant | a strong attraction or inclination |
| ubiquitous | present or existing everywhere |
| reputed | according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance; alleged |
| malediction | a curse, expression of hatred and condemnation |
| overweening | conceited, presumptous; excessive, immoderate |
| sophistry | reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy |
| nuance | a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference |
| sumptuous | costly, rich, magnificent |
| ignominy | public shame and disgrace |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify |
| complicity | involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice |
| inane | silly, empty of meaning or value |
| agnostic | one who believes that nothing is known about God; a skeptic; without faith, skeptical |
| indictment | the act of accusing; a formal accusation |
| equity | the stae or quality of being just, fair, or impartial; fair and equal treatment; something that is fair |
| abject | degraded, wretched; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved |
| diatribe | a bitter and prolonged verbal attack |
| intermittent | stopping and begining again, sporadic |
| derelict | someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; left abandoned; neglectful of duty |
| effigy | a crude image of a despised person |
| indubitable | certain, not to be doubted or denied |
| travesty | a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion |
| surveillance | a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation |
| meretricious | spuriously attractive in a showy, cheap, or vulgar way; lacking sincerity and honesty; sham, spurious |
| neophyte | a new convert, beginner, novice |
| sylvan | pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody |
| moot | open to discussion and debate, unresolved; to bring up for discussion |
| perspicacity | keeness in observing and understanding |
| testy | easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation |
| plenary | complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members |
| motif | a principal idea or feature; a repeated or dominant figure in a design |
| prestigious | having a highly favorable reputation, of high standing, commanding respect |
