| A | B |
|---|
| chattel | (n.) a movable article of personal property |
| hackneyed | (adj.) made commonplace or trite; stale; banal |
| trudge | (v.) to walk |
| salve | (n.) a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores |
| faux | (adj.) artificial or imitation; fake |
| atoll | (n.) a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands |
| gnashed | (v.) to grind or strike (the teeth) together |
| bode | (v.) to be an omen of; portend |
| garish | (adj.) crudely or tastelessly colorful |
| maw | (n.) the mouth |
| neophyte | (n.) a beginner or novice |
| concurrent | (adj.) occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side |
| laconic | (adj.) using few words; expressing much in few words; concise |
| lugubrious | (adj.) mournful |
| implacable | (adj.) not to be appeased; cruel |
| agnostic | (n.) a person who denies or doubts the possibility of ultimate knowledge in some area of study |
| enigmatic | (adj.) resembling an enigma; mysterious |
| banal | (adj.) devoid of freshness or originality; common |
| acquiesce | (v.) submit or comply silently without protest; accept |
| euthanasia | (n.) the act of putting to death painlessly; mercy killing |
| absolution | (n.) a freeing from blame or guilt; forgiveness |
| ennui | (n.) a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from lack of interest; boredom |
