| A | B |
|---|
| canard | n. a deliberately misleading story |
| wont | adj. likely |
| etymology | n. the history of a word |
| cortege | n. a group of attendants |
| solecism | n. a deviation or erro in speech |
| demotic | adj. relating to ordinary people |
| simian | adj. related to or resembling a monkey |
| impresario | n. an entertainment producer or manger |
| requisite | adj. required, necessary |
| bulwark | n. a defensive wall or embankment |
| malaise | n. vague bodily or emotional discomfort |
| disingenuous | adj. insincere, calculating |
| crescendo | n. a gradual increase in intensity |
| intransigent | adj. uncompromising, immovable |
| dogged | adj. unrelenting, persistent |
| propensity | n. a tendency |
| condescending | adj. displaying superiority, degrading |
| compunction | n. an uneasiness caused by guilt |
| sepulcher | n. a tomb or burial chamber |
| bellicose | adj. warlike, inclined to fight |
| pulchritude | n. physical beauty |
| wizened | adj. shriveled or withered from age or illness |
| rhapsodize | v. to express oneself enthusiastically, rave |
| physiognomy | n. facial features |
| voluble | adj. talkative |
| revel | v. to enjoy |
| umbrage | n. feeling of offense, resentment |
| epiphany | n. a relevation |
| assiduous | adj. diligent, persistent |
| panacea | n. a cure-all, a remedy for all diseases |
