| A | B |
|---|
| shrew | a mouselike animal that eats insects; a bad-tempered, nagging woman |
| lucrative | profitable, producing money or wealth |
| garrolous | talking too much, especially about unimportant things |
| abridge | to shorten the number of words; to condense |
| verbose | wordy; using or containing more words than necessary |
| invokes | to call upon a higher power for assistence; to ask or appeal for, to call forth |
| finality | the quality or condition of being complete or settled; conclusiveness |
| impromptu | without previous thought or preparation; spontaneous |
| supercilious | showing scorn and haughtiness; disdainful; aloof or conceited |
| emendation | a correction; a change in a written text |
| intangible | not capable of being touched; not material; vague or not easily defined |
| idiomatic | a characteristic of a paticular language |
| expletives | an oath or exclamation, usually profane |
| affable | friendly, cordial, pleasant and easy to talk to |
| bolster | a long, narrow pillow; to prop up, support, or reienforce |
| reciprocate | to give, do, or take in return |
| wistful | full of longing; yearning; great enthusiasm |
| furor | frenzied anger; rage; a public uproar or outburst |
| subterfuge | a trick, excuse or deception used to escape something unpleasant |
| tawdry | gaudy; showy and cheap |
