| 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 |
| catalyst | a person, thing, or agent that speeds up or stimulates a result, action, or change |
| jargon | vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people |
| judicious | showing sound judgment |
| foible | a minor weakness in a character |
| benediction | the act of blessing |
| frivolous | trivial, silly |
| alacrity | liveliness, willingness, eagerness |
| deify | to make a god of; to look upon or worship as a god |
| carnage | bloody and extensive slaughter |
| impel | push into motion |
| epitaph | an inscription on a tombstone; a brief comment about a dead person |
| harp | to persist in talking continuously |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| pallid | pale, faint in color |
| impetuous | acting suddenly without thought |
| adjunct | connected or attached to in a dependent, subordinate, or auxiliary manner, but not a part of |
| macabre | horrible grim |
| farcical | absurd; ridiculously clumsy |
| debonair | carefree and self-confident in manner |
| penchant | a strong liking |
| deplete | to use up gradually |
| chicanery | the use of tricks or clever talk to deceive or evade |
| feisty | aggressive; lively; energetic |
| mitigate | to make less severe; to become milder |
| gull | to cheat; to fool or hoax |
| nadir | lowest point |
| equivocal | ambiguous, intentionally vague |
| genealogy | family history |
| impervious | incapable of being affected by |
| filial | relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| daub | to paint coarsely or unskillfully |
| admonish | to warn; to caution in counsel |
| obeisance | a bow or similar gesture expressing deep respect |
| cache | a concealed store of goods or valuables |
| affliction | anything causing great suffering |
| mendicant | a beggar |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a truth or principle |
| oscillate | to swing or move back and forth like a pendulum |
| delete | to take out; to remove |
| oust | to drive out; to expel; deprive |
| impermeable | not permitting passage |
| paean | a fervent expression, or song, or joy or praise |
| inperturbable | not easily excited, even under pressure |
| lax | careless or negligent |
| palpable | obvious; capable of being touched or felt |
| pariah | a social outcast |
| fluent | able to express oneself easily and clearly |
| cavort | to leap about in a sprightly manner |
| pedagogue | a schoolteacher |
| melee | a noisy, confused fight |
| ensue | to follow as a result |
| desecrate | to damage a holy place; to treat with irreverence |
| personification | a person or thing that represents an idea |
| bias | a prejudiced view; a preference |
| aloof | reserved, distant |
| gyrate | to rotate or revolve quickly; to spiral |
| fiat | an official order |
| fidelity | faithfullness |
| rambunctious | unruly, uncontrollable |
| hilarity | gaiety, joviality |
