| A | B |
|---|
| voracious | having a huge appetite greedy |
| imperative | necessary; urgent |
| foreboding | a warning or feeling that something boa will happen |
| fiasco | the complete collapse or failure of a project |
| rational | based on reasoning |
| pallid | pale, lacking color; weak and lifeless |
| vaunted | much boasted about in a vain or swagfering way |
| armistic | a temporary peace, halt in fighting |
| estrange | to drift apart or become unfriendly |
| collaborate | to work with, work together |
| excerpt | a passage taken from a book; to quote |
| avowed | declared openly and without shame |
| frugal | economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty poor, meager |
| audacious | bold, adventurous, recklessly |
| prodigious | immense; extraordinarty in bulk, size, or degree |
| peruse | to rea thoroughly and carefully |
| staid | serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct |
| ethical | having to do with morals, values, right and wromg |
| plausible | appering true, reasonable, or fair |
| flaunt | to wave of flutter showily |
| pseudonym | a pen name |
| excise | to remove by cutting |
| menial | lowly, humble, lacking impotance or dignity |
| fervent | veru earnest |
| stoical | self-controlled, not showing feeling |
| endow | to furnish, equip, provide with funds |
| impunity | freedom from punishment |
| dexterous | skillful in the use of hands or body |
| trepidation | fear, fright, trembling |
| cite | to quote; to mention |
| milieu | the setting, surroundings, environment ` |
| caustic | able to burn or eat away by chemical action |
