| A | B |
|---|
| oppressive (adj) | using power unjustly, burdensome |
| inscrutable (adj) | difficult to understand; mysterious |
| festooned (v) | to arrange flowers, leaves etc. hanging in a loop |
| vicissitudes (n) | unexpected changes in life |
| declivities (n) | downward slopes, as of a hill |
| tacit (adj) | not expressed openly or spoken outloud, but implied o understood |
| tendril (n) | a slender, spiral leaf or stem: lock of hair |
| pallor (n) | paleness |
| opalescent (adj) | reflecting an iridescent light |
| antagonize (v) | to make an enemy of; arise disliek in |
| blatant (adj) | obvious |
| taboo (n) | excluded or forbidden from use or mention |
| sinewy (adj) | lean and muscualar, strong |
| malevolently (adv) | wishing evil or harm to others |
| ludicrous (adj) | ridiculous; foolish |
| ineffectual (adj) | useless |
| jeer (v) | to abuse vocally; taunt |
| inarticulate (adj) | incomprehnsible; unable t speak clearly |
| interminable (adj) | appearing to have no limit or end; endless |
| effigy (n) | painted or sculpted representation of a person |
