| A | B |
|---|
| transient | passing with time; transitory |
| syncopation | A shift of accent in a passage or composition |
| swarthy | having a dark comlexion or color |
| ingratiate | to bring oneself into another's favor, esp. deliberately |
| desecrate | to violate the sacredness of; profane |
| impudent | marked by offensive boldness; insolent |
| redress | to set right; remedy or rectify |
| mellifluous | flowing with sweetness or honey |
| officious | marked by excessive egerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others |
| sepulchral | suggestive of the grave; funeral |
| simian | relating to, characteristic of, or resembling an ape or monkey |
| lope | to run or ride with an easy gate |
| mottle | to mark with spots or blotches of differnt shades or colors |
| physiognamy | the art of judging human character from facial features |
| expectorent | promoting or facilitating the secretion or expulsion of matter from the respiratory tract |
| resolute | firm or determined; unwavering |
| cordon | a line of people, military posts, or ships stationed around an area to enclose or guard it |
| complaisant | contented to a fault self-satisfied and unconcerned |
| munifecent | very liberal in giving; generous |
| ablution | a washing or cleansing of the body |
| bodice | the fitted part of a dress that extends from the waistto the shoulder |
| malapropisms | ludicrous misuse of a word, esp. by confusion with one of familiar sound |
| turban | a woman's close fitting hat that consits of material wound around a small inner cap |
| nimbus | a splendid atmosphere or aura, as of glamour, that surround a person or thing |
| consternation | a state of paralyzing dismay |
| impunity | exemption from puishment , penalty or harm |
| portico | a porch or walkway with a roof supported by columns, often lending to the entrance of building |
| lyceum | a hall in which public lectures, concerts and similar programs are presented |
| impecunious | laking money; penniless |
