| A | B |
|---|
| misnomer | incorrect or inappropriate name |
| resurgent | a rise after a defeat |
| artisan | a worker or artist skilled in a craft |
| draconian | hard, severe, cruel |
| amenable | agreeable, responsive to authority, pleasant |
| precarious | unsafe, unsteady, unstable |
| criterion | a standard or rule by which something can be judged |
| guise | appearance |
| lesion | wound or injury; especially one created by disease |
| gird | to encircle as with a belt |
| fetish | an object of unreasonble, obsessive attention |
| disperse | to scatter widely |
| dissolution | the breaking up into parts (the act of disolving); termination of a contract |
| forage | to search or hunt for food |
| denounce | to condemn or expose critcally |
| torque | a turning or twisting force |
| fathom | to completely understand |
| docile | easily taught or controlled, obediant |
| hovel | a small, miserable dwelling (shed or hut) |
| balm | something that soothes, heals or comforts, usually an oil or ointment |
| divine | to foretell a prophecy, to guess |
| alternative | anoher choice |
| countenance | a person's face |
| badger | to annoy, tease, or harrass |
| wane | to decrease gradually |
| fraught | to be full of something (but not your stomach) |
| chasm | a deep opening in the earth's surface; a dividing gorge |
| erudite | deeply knowledgable or scholarly |
| also-ran | a loser, one who is defeated in a competition |
| elfin | fairylike |
| aggrandize | to exaggerate, to cause to appear greater in power or influence |
| ensemble | a coordinated outfit; a musical group |
| tether | a rope or chain that limits movement |
| claimant | a person making a claim |
| entice | to attract or lure |
| philanthropy | love of mankind, shown especially through charity to others |
| misanthropy | someone who hates mankind |
| mirage | unreal reflection, an optical illusion |
| noisome | offensive, disgusting |
| coup | a violent overthrow of a goverment by a small group |
