| A | B |
|---|
| flagrant | glaringly bad; outrageous |
| patrician | an aristocrat |
| emissary | one sent on a special mission to reprsent others |
| kindred | having similar origin |
| fracas | loud quarrel or fight |
| lacerate | to tear flesh jaggedly |
| futile | useless; pointless |
| immaculate | spotless; perfect |
| gait | manner of walking |
| carp | to complain |
| query | to ask or inquire |
| queue | a line of people or vehicles |
| nefarious | very wicked |
| genesis | beginning or origin |
| facade | a deceptive outward appearance |
| gird | to prepare for an event or action |
| daunt | to make afraid |
| flux | a state of continual change |
| hovel | a wretched living place |
| cadaverous | of or like a corpse |
| gothic | of the middle ages |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| egress | an exit |
| felicity | happiness |
| despot | a dictator with absolute power |
| begrudge | to resent another's success or to envy |
| mandarin | an influential person |
| enmity | deep seated hostility; often mutual |
| gird | to prepare for an event or action |
| daunt | to make afraid |
| hovel | a wretched living place |
| cadaverous | of or like a corpse |
| gothic | of the middle ages |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| egress | an exit |
| felicity | happiness |
| despot | a dictator with absolute power |
| nepotism | favoritism shown to family or friends |
| begrudge | to resent another's success or to envy |
| mandarin | an influential person |
| glutinous | gluey or sticky |
| enmity | deep seated hostility; often mutual |
| beget | to produce |
| educe | to draw or bring out |
| glean | to collect bit by bit |
| chafe | to ear or irritate |
| effrontery | shameless boldness |
| imbibe | to drink |
| feign | to pretend |
| desist | to stop |
| allude | to hint at |
| elite | the choice members or best of a group |
| homily | a sermon |
| demise | death or ceasing to exist |
| emit | to send out |
| decadence | moral deterioration |
| aghast | feeling great dismay or horror |
| granary | a storehouse for grain |
| choleric | easily angered |
| impede | to hinder or obstruct |
| qualm | a feeling of uneasiness |
| lampoon | a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone |
| narcissistic | conceited |
| eradicate | to wipe out or destroy |
| fabricate | to concoct or make up |
| ghastly | horrible or frightful |
| bilk | to cheat or swindle |
| homily | a sermon |
| demise | death; ceasing to exist |
| emit | to send out |
| decadence | moral deterioration |
| aghast | feeling great dismay or horror |
| granary | a storehouse for grain |
| choleric | easily angered |
| impede | to hinder or obstruct |
| qualm | a feeling of uneasiness |
| lampoon | a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone |
| narcissistic | conceited |
| eradicate | to wipe out |
| fabricate | to concoct; to make up a story |
| ghastly | horrible; frightful |
| beget | to produce or make happen |
| educe | to draw or bring out |
| glean | to collect bit by bit |
| chafe | to wear or irritate |
| effrontery | shameless boldness |
| imbibe | to drink |
| feign | to pretend |
| desist | to stop or discontinue |
| allude | to hint at |
| elite | the choice members or best of a group |
| daunt | to make afraid |
| flux | a state of continual change |
| gothic | of the middle ages |
| egress | an exit |
| despot | a dictator with absolute power |
| fallible | capable of error |
| blatant | obvious; too conspicuous |
| dawdle | to waste time |
| affiliate | an associate or partner |
| fawn | to act slavishly submissive |
| calumny | a false accusation |
| berate | to scold or rebuke severely |
| minion | a fawning, servile follower |
| desolate | lonely; forlorn; uninhabited |
| bane | the cause of ruin, harm, or distress |
| pacify | to calm down |
| garble | to mix up or distort |
| prevaricate | to lie |
| filch | to steal |
| neophyte | a beginner |
