| A | B |
|---|
| chide | to scold mildly or express disapproval |
| coalition | a union of individuals, groups, or nations for some specific purpose |
| commemsurate | equal in measure or extent; corresponding in size, amount, or degree |
| connotation | a secondary meaning suggested by a word, in addition to the word's dictionary definition |
| diabolic | very cruel; wicked; demonic |
| dilapidated | fallen into a state in which repairs are badly needed; broken down |
| integral | necessary to the whole; belonging to the whole; essential |
| noxious | harmful to life or health; poisonous; unhealthy |
| scenario | a sequence of events that is imagined, assumed, or suggested |
| yen | a strong desire; craving; a longing |
| atrophy | to wear down, lose strength, or become weak, as from disuse, disease, or injury (said of a body part); to wither away |
| deplore | to feel or express disapproval of; to condemn |
| deprivation | lack or shortage of one or more basic ncessities |
| exacerbate | to aggravate (a situation or condition); make more severe; to make worse |
| imperative | necessary; urgent; essential |
| mitigate | to make less severe or less intense; to relieve |
| objective | not influenced by emotion or personal prejudice; based only on what can be observed; open-minded |
| panacea | something supposed to cure all diseases, evils, or difficulties; cure-all; a universal remedy |
| unprecedented | being the first instance of something; never having occured before; unheard-of |
| utilitarian | made or intended for practical use; stressing usefulness over beauty or other considerations; practical |
| decorum | correctness in behavior and manners; standards or conventions of socially acceptable behavior |
| espouse | to support, argue for, or adopt (an idea or cause) |
| exhilaration | cheerfulness; high spirits; liveliness |
| exorbitant | excessive, especially in amount, cost, or price; beyond what is responsible or appropriate; extremely high |
| extricate | to free from a tangled situation or a difficulty |
| facilitate | to make easier to do or to get; to assist |
| orthodox | following established, traditional rules or beliefs, especially in religion; following what is customary or commonly accepted; traditional |
| rejuvenate | to make (someone) feel or seem young again; to make (something) seem fresh or new again; to give new life to |
| synchronize | to cause to occur at exactlyl the same time; to cause (clock or watches) to agree in time; to coordinate |
| tenuous | having little substance or basis; weak; poorly supported; shaky |
| assimilate | to become more similar to a larger whole; especially, to blend into or adjust to a main culture; to be absorbed |
| belligerent | quick or eager to argue or fight; hostile; agressive; quarrelsome |
| demeanor | conduct; outward behaviior; manner |
| denunciation | a strong expression of disapproval; an act of condemning, especially publically |
| dissipate | to acatter; to thin out or scatter and gradually vanish; drive away |
| indolent | lazy; avoiding or disliking work; unwilling to work |
| inherent | existing as a natural or essential quality of a person or thing; built-in; natural |
| nonchalant | calm, carefree, and casually unconcerned |
| unassuming | modest; not boastful or arrogant; humble |
| unilateral | involving or done by only one side; one-sided |
| analogy | a comparison between two things in order to clarify or dramatize a point |
| annihilate | to destroy completely; reduce to nothingness; to wipe out |
| criterion | a standard by which something is or can be judged |
| emanate | to flow or come out from a source; come forth |
| holistic | emphasizing the whole and the interdependence of its parts, rather than the parts separately |
| placebo | a substance which contains no medicine, but which the receiver believes is a medicine |
| proficient | skilled; expert; highly competent |
| staunch | firm; loyal; strong in support; faithful |
| subversive | acting or intending to undermine or overthrow something established; intended to destroy |
| vindicate | to clear from blame or suspicion; justiry or prove right; to prove innocent |
