| A | B |
|---|
| fallible | capable of error |
| facade | a deceptive outward appearance |
| dawdle | to waste time |
| affiliate | an associate; partner |
| fawn | to act slavishly submissive |
| calumny | a false and malicious accusation |
| berate | to scold or rebuke severly and at length |
| minion | a fawning, servile follower |
| desolate | lonely, forlorn, uninhabited, barren |
| bane | the cause of ruin, harm, distress, or death |
| pacify | to calm down |
| garble | to mix up or distort |
| prevaricate | to lie |
| filch | to steal |
| neophyte | a beginner |
| flagrant | glaringly bad, outrageous |
| patrician | an aristocrat |
| emissary | one sent on a special mission to represent others |
| kindred | having similar origin, nature or character |
| fracas | a loud quarrel or fight |
| lacerate | to tear flesh jaggedly |
| futile | useless, pointless |
| immaculate | spotless; perfect |
| gait | a manner of walking |
| carp | to complain or to find fault in a petty or nagging way |
| query | to ask, inquire |
| queue | a line of people or vehicles |
| nefarious | very wicked; notorious |
| genesis | beginning, origin |
| blatant | obvious; too conspicuous |
| deluge | a flood |
| catholic | universal; wide-ranging |
| eerie | weird, mysterious |
| martial | warlike; relating to the miliary |
| anthropomorphic | attributing human characteristics or qualities to objects |
| beneficiary | one who receives benefits |
| careen | to swerve or lurch from side to side while in motion |
| aplomb | self-confidence |
| guile | slyness and cunning in dealing with others |
| modicum | a small amount |
| fester | to grow embittered over time; to rot |
| languish | to become weak or feeble; to lose strength |
| pall | something that covers |
| havoc | great destruction; chaos |
| rancid | having a bad taste or smell; spoiled |
| holocaust | a great or complete destruction of life |
| lethal | deadly; fatal |
| anachronism | something or someone existing outside of its proper time |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of |
| humane | kind; compassionate |
| effusive | emotionally excessive; overly demonstrative |
| defunct | no longer in existence |
| lackey | a slavish follower |
| envisage | to form a mental picture |
| lament | to mourn |
| gape | to stare with an open mouth |
| impertinent | rude and disrespectful |
| haughty | arrogant; proud |
| nemesis | someone or something a person cannot conquer or achieve; a hated enemy |
| embroil | to draw into a conflict or fight |
