| A | B |
|---|
| dawdle | to waste time |
| minion | an unimportant person in an organization who has to obey orders; a servant |
| desolate | lonely; forlorn; uninhabited |
| filch | to steal |
| blatant | obvious; too conspicuous |
| fallable | capable of error |
| eradicate | to wipe out; to destroy |
| narcissistic | conceited; having excessive self-love |
| bilk | to cheat or swindle |
| demise | death; a ceasing to exist |
| emit | to send out; to give forth, as in sound or light |
| decadence | moral deterioration; behaviour, attitudes, etc. which show a fall in standards, and an interest in pleasure and enjoyment rather than more serious things |
| impede | to hinder; to obstruct |
| qualm | a feeling of uneasiness |
| fabricate | to concoct; to make up a story in order to deceive |
| ghastly | horrible; frightful |
| exhilerate | to make somebody feel very happy and excited |
| pristine | fresh and clean as if new; unspoiled |
| swagger | to walk in an extremely proud and confident way; strut |
| luminous | shining in the dark; giving out light |
| diminish | to become or to make something become smaller, weaker OR to make somebody/something seem less important than they really are |
| beget | to produce; to make happen |
| glean | to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor |
| chafe | to wear or irritate, often through rubbing or friction |
| imbibe | to drink (esp. alcohol) |
| feign | to pretend |
| desist | to stop; to discontinue |
| elite | the choice members or best of a group |
| ominous | suggesting that something bad is going to happen in the future |
| daunt | to make afraid; to discourage |
| flux | a state of continual change or movement; an act of flowing |
| hovel | a wretched living place; an open shed ANT: mansion; castle |
| conspicuous | easy to see or notice; likely to attract attention |
| cite | to speak or write the exact words from a book, an author |
| source | a person, book or document that provides information, especially for study, a piece of written work or news |
| reliable | someting or someone that can be trusted to do something well; something that you can rely on |
| credible | something that can be believed, and therefore trusted |
| berate | to scold or rrebuke severely and at length |
| vigilant | very careful to notice any signs of danger or trouble |
| dismal | showing or causing gloom or depression |
| adversary | a person that somebody is opposed to and competing with in an argument or a battle |
| replenish | to make something full again by replacing what has been used |
| waft | to move, or make something move, gently through the air |
| multitude | an extremely large number of things or people |
| alienate | to turn away feelings or affections |
| pensive | dreamily thoughtful; reflective; meditative |
| demented | mentally ill; insane |
| hone | to sharpen |
| gorge | to eat or swallow greedily |
| antiquated | no longer used or useful; very old |
| abrasive | harsh or rough in manner |
| denotation | the dictionary definition of a word |
| arrogant | behaving in a proud, unpleasant way, showing little thought for other people |
| sufficient | enough for a particular purpose; as much as you need |
| numismatist | a coin collector |
| abrasive | harsh or rough in manner |
| tedious | boring; dull |
| consult | to go to somebody or something for information to help you make a decision or to get permission |
| fate | the power that is believed to control everything that happens and that cannot be stopped or changed |
| lackadaisical | not showing enough care or enthusiasm |
| affect | to produce change in somebody or something |
| laggard | a slow person, especially one who falls behind |
| blight | anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation |
| entice | to attract by offering reward or pleasure |
| gratify | to please |
| debris | pieces of material that are left behind after something has been destroyed |
| accept | to take willingly something that is offered; to say ‘yes’ to an offer, invitation, etc |
| bluff | to try to make somebody believe that you will do something that you do not really intend to do, or that you know something that you do not really know |
| merge | to sink in; to absorb into (from LATIN |
| effect | a change that somebody/something causes in somebody/something else; a result |
| except | not including; other than |
| gist | the main point |
| efface | to obliterate; to wipe out |
| charisma | personal appeal or attraction; magnetism |
| ogre | a brute; a large monster |
| mesmerize | to hypnotize; fascinate |
| dastardly | cowardly and treacherous |
| eavesdrop | to listen secretly to what other people are saying; to listen in |
| scarcity | a shortage |
| meander | to curve a lot rather than being in a straight line OR to walk slowly and change direction often |
| haste | speed in doing something, especially because you do not have enough time |
| glean | to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor |
| chafe | to wear or irritate, often through rubbing or friction |
| imbibe | to drink (esp. alcohol) |
| feign | to pretend |
| desist | to stop; to discontinue |
| elite | the choice members or best of a group |
| enmity | deep-seated hostility, often mutual |
| daunt | to make afraid; to discourage |
| flux | a state of continual change or movement |
| cadaverous | of or like a corpse; pale; gaunt; think |
| elated | in high spirits; extremely proud and joyful |
| obtrude | to force oneself into a situation |
| fatalistic | believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate |
| epigram | a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation; quip |
| amalgamate | to combine |
| demented | mentally ill; insane |
| gorge | to eat or swallow greedily |
| antiquated | no longer used or useful; very old |
| dally | to waste time; to dawdle |
| berserk | in a state of violent or destructive rage |
| ambidextrous | equally skilled with either hand |
| delude | to mislead; to fool |
| animate | to give life or motion to |
| belated | delayed |
