| A | B |
|---|
| affinity | noun; a natural attraction or liking for a person or a thing; a close relationship |
| array | an orderly arrangement of persons or objects; splendid dress; verb: to set in proper order; to dress or adorn |
| audacious | adjective; fearlessly daring; bold; insolent; contemptuous of decorum |
| convival | adjective; fond of eating and drinking with friends; festive; social |
| deign | verb; to grant or agree condescendingly to do something; stoop |
| derogatory | adjective; disparaging belttling meant to show an unfavorable opinion |
| epicure | noun; a person who has refined tastes in eating and drinking |
| fastidious | adjective; hard to please; easily disgusted; overly dainty |
| ingratiate | verb; to bring oneself into someone's good graces or favor |
| oscillate | verb; to move back and forth like a pendulum; to vary between two or more opinions, thoughts, or actions; to vacillate |
| bandy | verb; to toss back and forth; to exchange; to discuss lightly |
| degenerate | verb to decline in physical, mental, or moral qualities; noun; a person having low moral standards; adjective; having grown worse or deteriorated |
| efficacious | adjective; producing the desired effect; effective |
| equestrian | noun; a horseback rider; adjective pertaining to horses or the riding of horses |
| felony | noun; a crime of such seriousness (such as murder, kidnapping, etc.) that it is punishable by a severe sentence |
| flay | verb; to strip off the skin, as by whipping; to scold or criticize |
| imperious | adjective; domineering; overbearing; arrogant |
| malevolent | adjective; wishing hard or evil to others; showing or having ill will toward others; spiteful |
| rationalize | verb; to explain in a manner that is false. to devise self-serving but false reasons; to explain away |
| relent | verb to give in or yield to something; to become less harsh |
