| A | B |
|---|
| adulterate | to make impure by adding lesser substances; to corrupt |
| animosity | harsh feelings, enmity, resentment, hatred |
| apocryphal | of doubtful origin or authenticity, not genuine |
| avarice | greed for wealth |
| coalesce | to merge, to fuse, to join, or to unite |
| collaborate | to work together |
| cryptic | mysterious, secret |
| desultory | jumping around, aimless, random |
| dissipation | wasteful spending, squandering |
| edifying | instructing and improving spiritually or morally |
| equivocate | to attempt to lie, to mislead, or to hide the truth |
| espousing | marrying, giving one's loyalty; adopting or embracing a cause |
| hedonist | one who seeks pleasure as the sole aim in life |
| indefatigable | tireless, incapable of being fatigued |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end, wearisomely protracted |
| naive | unsophisticated; inexperienced |
| parody | humorous or ridiculous imitation |
| peripheral | on the edge, not important |
| portent | a sign or forewarning |
| prodigious | extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree, great in size, enormous |
| profane | showing contempt toward sacred things |
| respite | a rest, a delay, a period of relief |
| sordid | filthy, foul |
| surfeited | fed or supplied to excess |
| trifling | not significant, frivolous |
| abridge | to shorten, to diminish |
| alacrity | prompt and cheerful response |
| antipathy | a dislike, distaste, or enmity |
| augment | to make greater or to supplement |
| bombastic | using inflated language, pompous |
| decry | to speak against, to rail against, to disparage |
| eclectic | coming from a variety of diverse sources |
| enhance | to make better, to improve |
| euphonious | pleasant or agreeable (sound); dulcet |
| fervid | ardent, burning, impassioned |
| impecunious | without money |
| ingratiate | to make an effort to gain good favor with someone |
| galvanize | to stimulate or to excite as if by an electric shock |
| implacable | incapable of being appeased |
| inimitable | not able to be imitated |
| mutability | the degree to which something is subject and likely to change |
| odious | deserving hate or contempt |
| parochial | limited in range or scope, narrow, provincial |
| penchant | a strong inclination |
| ponderous | very heavy, unwieldy from weight |
| protract | to prolong |
| replete | filled to capacity, abundantly supplied |
| soporific | something that tends to cause sleep and to dull awareness or alertness |
| strident | loud and harsh sounding |
| treachery | violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason |
