| A | B |
|---|
| abject | low in spirit or hope |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| acrid | unpleasant in taste or odor |
| aesthetic | appreciative of the beautiful or artistic |
| alluvial | relating to silt deposited by flowing water |
| anathema | some thing or person intensely disliked |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance and manner |
| calyx | the outer leaf like part of a flower |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and consequences |
| complaisant | wishing to please others |
| coterie | an intimate, exclusive group with a common interest |
| dichotomy | a division into two parts |
| dormant | temporarily not active or growing |
| elicit | to call forth, bring or draw out |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness, dissatisfaction or boredom |
| equanimity | evenness of mind, especially under stress |
| exacerbate | to make more violent or bitter, to aggravate |
| expurgate | to remove objectionable passages from writing |
| fallacious | based on error or false information |
| fickle | changing affection or loyalty, inconsistency |
