| A | B |
|---|
| affable | courteous and pleasant |
| aggrandize | to increase in greatness, power, or wealth |
| amorphous | shapeless, without definate form |
| aura | that which surrounds (as an atmosphere) |
| contraband | illegal traffic, smuggled goods |
| erudite | scholarly, learned, bookish |
| gossamer | thin, light, delicate, insubstantial |
| infer | to find out by reasoning |
| inscrutable | incapable of being understood |
| insular | relating to, characteristic of, situated on an island; narrow |
| irrevocable | incapable of being changed or called back |
| propensity | a natural inclination or prediliction toward |
| querulous | peevish, complaining, fretful |
| remonstrate | to argue or plead with someone against something |
| repudiate | to disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
| resilient | able to return to the origional shape |
| reverberate | to re-echo, resound |
| scurrilous | coarsely abusive, vulgar or low |
| sedulous | persistant, showing industry and determination |
| sleazy | thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy |
