| A | B |
|---|
| apoplexy | a loss of consciousness from the lack of oxygen in the brain |
| calamity | an event resulting in great loss and misfortune |
| cynic | someone who is critical of the motives of others |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| progressive | favoring or promoting reform, often by government action |
| propensity | a natural inclination |
| restive | impatient especially under restriction or delay |
| idle | lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility |
| mediation | the act of intervening to bring about a settlement |
| benevolent | showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding |
| gravity | a solemn and dignified feeling |
| recourse | act of turning to for assistance |
| insinuate | introduce or insert in a subtle manner |
| aggrieve | cause to feel sorrow |
| betrothed | the person to whom you are engaged |
| conjugal | relating to the relationship between a wife and husband |
| lofty | of high moral or intellectual value |
| destitute | poor enough to need help from others |
| amorous | inclined toward or displaying love |
| aureole | an indication of radiant light around the head of a saint |
| accommodating | obliging; willing to do favors |
| arbiter | someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue |
| plaintive | expressing sorrow |
| insatiable | impossible to satisfy |
| depravity | moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles |
| iniquity | absence of moral or spiritual values |
| unseemly | not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper |
| censure | harsh criticism or disapproval |
| conjecture | the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence |
| unmitigated | not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity |
| genial | diffusing warmth and friendliness |
| ineptitude | having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful |
| sedentary | requiring sitting or little activity |
| felicitous | exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style |
| allusion | passing reference or indirect mention |
| delusion | a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea |
| imperious | having or showing arrogant superiority to |
| peremptory | putting an end to all debate or action |
| paroxysm | a sudden uncontrollable attack |
| stupefied | as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise |
