| A | B |
|---|
| abhor | to regard with extreme dislike |
| acolyte | one who assists a clergyman |
| acrimonious | harshness of language |
| atavistic | relating to the appearance of primitive traits in people |
| banal | commonplace, predictable |
| cajole | to persuade by false promises |
| circumlocution | a roundabout way of speaking, use of unnecessary words |
| defection | a desertion of one cause to join another |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| ebullience | an overflow of enthusiasm |
| efficacy | effectiveness |
| emaciated | abnormally thin, wasted away |
| encomium | high or glowing praise |
| extrinsic | outer, external parts of things or people |
| fastidious | overly particular or exacting |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel or fight |
| garrulous | overly talkative about unimportant matters |
| grimace | a twisting facial expression of amusement or displeasure |
| hyperbole | a highly exaggerated statement not to be taken literally |
| intrinsic | the real, inner part of a thing or person |
