| A | B |
|---|
| harbinger | anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign |
| augment | to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extend; increase |
| incredulous | indicating or showing unbelief |
| rue | to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly |
| diminish | to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen |
| acerbic | harsh or severe, as of temper or expression |
| sentry | a member of a guard or watch |
| adulterate | to make impure by adding inferior materials or elements |
| caustic | severely critical or sarcastic |
| skeptic | a person who maintains a doubting attitude |
| carp | to find fault or complain unreasonably |
| mellifluous | sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding |
