| A | B |
|---|
| abate | v. to become less in amount or intensity |
| camaraderie | n. the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability |
| deleterious | adj. harmful to living things |
| florid | adj. elaborately or excessively ornamented, decorated |
| impetuous | adj. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation |
| negligible | adj. so small it doesn't matter or warrant attention |
| sagacity | n. the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations |
| tactful | adj. having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others |
| perfidious | adj. tending to betray, especially having a treacherous character |
| abdicate | v. to cast off; discard; to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, claim, or responsibility |
| benevolent | adj. compassionate; kindhearted; disposed to doing good |
| canny | adj. clever; shrewd; careful; steady |
| empathy | n. the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of another |
| guise | n. external appearance; pretext |
| intuitive | adj. possessing insight; knowing or perceiving by intuition |
| pragmatic | adj. practical as opposed to idealistic |
| quandary | n. a state of perplexity or doubt |
| rancorous | adj. deeply malevolent; spiteful; hateful |
| vindicate | v. to free from allegation or blame; avenge; defend |
| wary | adj. not having or showing complete trust in smoeone or something that could be dangerous or cause trouble |
| aberration | n. straying from an accepted moral state or norm; unsoundness or disorder of the mind |
| capacious | adj. containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| demagogue | n. a leader who uses false claims and promises to gain power; a champion of the people in ancient times |
| forbearance | n. a refraining from the enforcement of something that is due; patience; leniency |
| hackneyed | adj. lacking in originality or freshness |
| opulent | adj. characterized by wealth; amply provided for or fashioned to the point of excess |
| precocious | adj. exceptionally early in development or occurrence; showing mature qualities at a young age |
| rancor | n. bitter, deep-seated ill will |
| subtle | adj. delicate, elusive; perceptive, refined; highly skillful; artful, crafty |
| unfeigned | adj. genuine; not fake or hypocritical |
