| A | B |
|---|
| abdicate | to give up or relinquish |
| auspicious | favoring or conducive to future success |
| belie | to misrepresent or tricking |
| churlish | rude, ill-mannered |
| bellicose | warlike |
| chicanery | deception by trickery |
| alleviate | to lessen, reduce |
| arid | having insufficient rainfall to support agriculture |
| abrogate | to abolish or revoke |
| abstain | to not do or refrain |
| brazen | sounding harsh or loud |
| brusque | blunt or gruff |
| camaraderie | a spirit of fellowship or friendship |
| capacious | the amount of usually a great deal |
| capitulate | to surrender on stipulated conditions |
| clairvoyant | a person who claims to perceive objects beyond the natural vision |
| collaborate | to work together |
| compassion | sympathetic concern or pity for those less fortunate |
| condescending | a feeling of superiority, a patronizing or snobbish manner |
| conditional | subject to, implying or dependant |
| conformist | a person who complies with a custom or goes along with what is popular |
| converge | to remove to one point to another |
| deleterious | causing moral or physical injury |
| demagogue | a person who appeals to the emotions or prejudices of people especially in order to gain political power |
| digression | the act of turning aside from the main subject |
| diligent | hard working |
| discredit | to damage the reputation of |
| disdain | to ignore |
| divergent | trending to be different |
| evanescent | trending to vanish like vapor |
| exemplary | deserving imitation |
| extenuating | to make light of |
| florid | extremely or naturally showy flowers |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to meet danger |
| fortuitous | happening by chance |
| forbearance | refraining from something |
| emulate | to try to equal or surpass |
| enervating | causing to feel drained of energy |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| intuitive | known or perceived by a gut feeling |
| nonchalant | without concern, casual |
| orator | one noted for skill and power as a public speaker |
| parched | shrivel with heat |
| pragmatic | relating to a practical point of view |
| ostentatious | characterized by a conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others |
| opulent | wealthy, rich, or affluent |
| mundane | common, ordinary or unimaginative |
| longevity | length or duration of life; length of service |
| jubilation | a feeling of or the expression of joy |
| precocious | mature, having developed at an early age |
| pretentious | making unjustified or excessive |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally |
| prosaic | lacking imagination or excitement, dull |
| prosperity | the condition of being successful, thriving |
| provocative | tending to excite |
| prudent | acting with care |
| querulous | disposed to complain |
| rancorous | spite, hatred, hostility |
| reclusive | alone seeking solitude |
