| A | B |
|---|
| licentious | Morally unrestrained |
| macabre | horrible, grim |
| mandarin | influential person |
| marital | warlike; military |
| mendicant | a beggar |
| mitigate | to make less severe, to become milder |
| modicum | a small amount |
| narcissistic | conceited; one having excessive self-love and self-absorption |
| nefarious | very wicked |
| neophyte | a beginner |
| jaded | worn out; dulled, as from overindulgence |
| jargon | vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people |
| judicious | showing sound judgement |
| kindred | related by birth; of like nature |
| lacerate | to tear (flesh) jaggedly |
| laggard | a slow person, especially one who falls behind |
| lament | to mourn |
| lampoon | a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone |
| languish | to become weak or feable |
| lax | careless or negligent |
| homily | a sermon |
| hone | to sharpen |
| imbue | to fill completely |
| immaculate | spotless |
| impede | to hinder, obstruct |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (especially of fluids) |
| impertinent | rude and disrespectful |
| imperturbable | not easily excited, even under pressure |
| impervious | not capable of being affected by |
| impetuous | acting suddenly without thought |
