| A | B |
|---|
| composure n. | calmness; equanimity |
| concede vb. | admit reluctantly; yield |
| defame vb. | to say things harmful to a person's reputation; slander; libel |
| deference n. | the act of yielding to someone out of respect |
| efface vb. | erase; remove completely |
| effervescence n. | the quality of being bubbly or full of life |
| fervor n. | strong passion |
| fickle adj. | lacking loyalty; unpredictably changeable; erratic |
| garner vb. | collect; gather; accumulate; earn |
| garrulous adj. | extremely talkative; loquacious |
| hamper vb. | interfere with movement or progress |
| haphazard adj. | without plan or direction |
| imminent adj. | about to take place; happening soon |
| immutable adj. | unable to change; unchanging over time |
| jaunty adj. | lively; perky; sprightly; having a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner |
| jeopardy n. | the threat or possibility of danger; danger of loss, harm, or failure |
| languish vb. | lose energy or motivation; become weak or depressed |
| latent adj. | dormant; existing, but inactive; hidden; concealed |
| laud vb. | praise; worship; extol |
| legacy n. | something inherited, either from an ancestor or from the past itself; |
