| A | B |
|---|
| admonish | (v) to scold mildly |
| muddle | (v) to make a mess of |
| debris | (n) scattered fragments |
| perennial | (v) persistent |
| cumbersome | (adj) hard to handle |
| salvage | (v) to save (n) property saved |
| diffuse | (v) to scatter (adj) long winded |
| spurious | (adj) not genuine |
| brigand | (n) robber |
| relinquish | (v) to let go |
| compensate | (v) to make up for |
| adjourn | (v)temporarily stop proceedings |
| fortify | (v) to strengthen |
| fodder | (n) Food for horses or cattle |
| feint | (n) deliberately deceptive move (v) to make a deceptive move |
| lucrative | (adj) Profitable |
| tantalize | (v) to tease |
| unflinching | (adj) Showing no signs of fear |
| terse | (adj) to the point |
| mediocre | (adj) Ordinary |
| gluttony | (n) greedy |
| semblance | (n) a likeness |
| fabricate | (v) to make up |
| cherubic | (adj) sweet & innocent |
| abridge | (v) to make shorter |
| exorcise | (v) to drive out by magic |
| pilfer | (v) to steal in small quantities |
| rift | (n) split or break |
| usurp | (v) To seize & hold by force |
| altercation | (n) an angry argument |
| access | (n) admittance to places (v) to get in |
| daunt | (v) to intimidate |
| abscond | (v) to run off & hide |
| anarchy | (n) confusion |
| fated | (adj) determined to advance by destiny |
| intrepid | (adj) very brave |
| reprieve | (n) temporary delay (v) to grant a postponment |
| prototype | (n) an original model |
| precipice | (v) very steep cliff |
| larceny | (n) theft |
| accomplice | (n) person who takes part in a crime |
| militant | (adj.) - given to fighting (n.) - an activist |
| annihilate | (v) to destroy |
| catalyst | (n.) any agent that causes change |
| latent | (adj) hidden |
| paramount | (adj.) - chief in importance, above all others |
| stagnant | (adj) not running or flowing |
| morse | (adj.) - having a gloomy or sullen manner |
| succumb | (v) to give way to a superior force |
| slapdash | (adj.) - careless and hasty |
| atone | (v) to make up for |
| hew | (v) – To cut down with an axe |
| credible | (adj) believable |
| defray | (v) – to make payment for |
| impoverished | (adj) poor |
| taunt | (v) – to mock (n) insulting remark |
| intricate | (adj) complicated |
| incessant | (adj.) – never ending |
| superfluous | (adj) excess |
| sardonic | (adj) –bitterly sarcastic |
