| A | B |
|---|
| advantage | a thing that helps you to be better or more successful than other people |
| oppose | to disagree strongly with someone's plan, policy, etc. and try to change it or prevent it from succeeding OR to compete with somebody in a contest |
| capable | having the ability or qualities necessary for doing something; often used to describe someone who can do things well |
| hesitate | to be slow about doing something, often because you are unsure or nervous |
| monitor | to watch and check something over a period of time |
| typical | having the usual qualities or features of a particular type of person, thing, or group |
| cult | an organized group of people with an obsessive devotion to a person or set of principles |
| apathy | lack of interest; state of not caring |
| credence | belief or trust |
| obtain | to get something, especially by making an effort |
| docile | easy to teach or manage |
| emaciated | extremely thin; wasted away |
| castigate | to criticize or punish severely |
| gauche | lacking social graces; tactless |
| motley | made up of dissimlar parts; being of many colors |
| banter | teasing; playful conversation |
| divulge | to tell; to reveal (as a secret) |
| abet | to asist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing |
| extraneous | inessential; not vital; irrelevant |
| coerce | to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats |
| meticulous | extremely, sometimes excessively careful about small details; precise |
| temerity | recklessness; a foolish disregard of danger; audacity |
| gregarious | sociable; fond of the company of others; genial; friendly |
| copious | numerous; large in quantity |
| mercenary | a professional soldier hired by a foreign army |
| jettison | to cast overboard; to discard |
| bigot | one who is intolerant of differences in others |
| expunge | to erase or eliminate |
| negligence | careless neglect often resulting in injury |
| appease | to calm; to make satisfied (often only temporarily) |
| chaos | complete disorder |
| augment | to enlarge; increase |
