| A | B |
|---|
| accentuate | to stress, single out as important; put stress on; utter with an accent |
| cower | crouch or curl up; show submission or fear |
| exult | feel extreme happiness or elation; to express great joy |
| impertinent | improperly forward or bold; characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity |
| plateau | a relatively flat highland |
| repose | freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); |
| toxin | a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species |
| wretched | deserving or inciting pity; characterized by physical misery |
| alliteration | use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse |
| decorum | propriety in manners and conduct |
| fallacy | a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning |
