| A | B |
|---|
| adversary | (n.) an enemy, opponent |
| alienate | (v) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey |
| amicable | (adj.) peaceable, friendly |
| ascertain | (v.) to find out |
| augment | (v) to make larger, increase |
| belligerent | (adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at |
| clemency | (n.) mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness |
| coerce | (v) to compel, force |
| converge | (v.) to move toward a point; to come together |
| craven | (adj.) cowardly; (n.) a coward |
| cursory | (adj.) hasty, not thorough |
| discrepancy | (n.) a difference; a lack of agreement |
| disperse | (v.) to scatter, spread far and wide |
| dour | (adj.) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored |
| exhilarate | (v.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to |
| feasible | (adj.) possible, able to be done |
| fortitude | (n.) courage in facing difficulties |
| gape | (v.) to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open |
| grimace | L. (n.) a wry face, facial distortion; (v) to make a wry face |
| impervious | (adj.) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance it |
| impetus | (n) a moving force, impulse, stimulus |
| inclement | (adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action |
| infallible | (adj.) free from error; absolutely dependable |
| insidious | (adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous |
| invulnerable | (adj.) not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack |
| jeopardy | (n.) danger |
| malevolent | (adj.) spiteful, showing ill will |
| meticulous | (adj.) extremely careful; particular about details |
| negligible | (adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded |
| nonchalant | (adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned |
| omniscient | (adj.) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding |
| perpetuate | (v.) to make permanent or long lasting |
| precedent | (n.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action |
| pungent | (adj.) causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting |
| punitive | (adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment |
| reiterate | (v) to say again, repeat |
| remiss | (adj.) neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless |
| scrutinize | (v) to examine closely |
| skulk | (v.) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding |
| temerity | (n.) rashness, boldness |
| tentative | (adj.) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant |
| uncanny | (adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation |
| unkempt | (adj.) not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude |
| verbatim | (adj., adv) word for word; exactly as written or spoken |
| warily | (adv.) cautiously, with great care |
