| A | B |
|---|
| antagonism (n) | active opposition; hostility |
| lackeys (n) | followers who obey orders liek a servant |
| ubiquitous (adj) | everywhere at the same time |
| mundane (adj) | ordinary; commonplace; concerns of day to day life |
| decipher (v) | make out th emeaning of something that is not clear |
| ravenously (adv) | hungrily; greedily |
| nostalgia (n) | a painful or wistful yearning for one's home, country, family |
| defunct (adj) | no longer in existence; dead; extinct |
| atrociously (adv) | being wickedly, savagely, cruelly, or brutally |
| lucrative (adj) | bringing in money; profitable |
| pervasive (adj) | going or spreading throughout |
| vituperative (adj) | verbally abusive |
| amicable (adj) | having or showing a friendly attitude |
| pessimistic (adj) | expecting the worst |
| dilettante (n) | person who follows some art or science without knowing or learning much about it |
| perrnicious (adj) | causing great harm or damage |
| imperceptible (adj) | very slight; gradual; not able to be perceived |
| dormant (adj) | without activity; inactive |
| languorous (adj) | listless; without energy |
| excruciating (adj) | causing great suffering; very painful |
