| A | B |
|---|
| concurrent | a. occurring at the same time; meeting/acting together |
| corpulent | a. very stout; fleshy & obese; fat |
| credulity | n. the (naive) willingness to believe too easily without proof |
| cursory | a. done in a superficial or hasty manner |
| incorporate | v. to form into one body or functioning unit; to combine several things into a whole |
| indicative | a. characteristic of or very much like; suggestive |
| conducive | a. tending to lead, help, assist, or result in |
| definitive | a. completely accurate, reliable and authoritative; decisive or conclusive |
| fidelity | n. faithfulness to one's promises or obligations |
| finite | a. limited or bordered by time or by any measurement; measurable |
| inflection | n. a slight change in tone or modulation of the voice, as in a point of emphasis |
| traduce | v. to speak falsely of; to slander or defame; to disgrace |
| affluent | a. flowing, as with wealth and rices; prosperous; n. a flowing stream, as a tributary |
| confound | v. o perplex, confuse, amaze, or bewilder |
| effusive | a. pouring forth in an emotional way; unrestrained or overly demonstrative |
| forte | n. one's special area of accomplishment or performance; one's strong point |
| fortitude | n. strength of character; patient courage |
| profusion | n. pouring forth, as of great numbers; plentifulness; an abundance |
| degradation | n. a major reduction in worth, quality, or standing; a deterioration, as of moral character |
| egregious | a. standing out from others in a bad way; conspicuously bad; flagrant |
| gratuity | n. a gift (generally money) given beyond usual payment; a tip |
| gregarious | a. literally, living in flocks or herds; fond of being with other people |
| hospice | n. a place other than a hospital for the terminally ill to reside |
| ingratiate | v. to (try to) make oneself appear favorable or necessary to another; to bring into the good graces of |
| adjunct | n. a thing usually of secondary importance, added to something else; a. added or connected in a subordinate capacity |
| conjecture | n. a prediction, theory, or inference based on guesswork; v. to form a point of view without proof |
| injudicious | a. displaying poor judgment; indiscreet |
| liberalize | v. to make or become less provincial or narrow; to broaden the mind |
| libertine | n. a person without ordinary moral or sexual restraints; a. morally unrestrained |
| rejoinder | n. a quick and clever answer; an appropriate reply |
