| A | B |
|---|
| avid | having a very strong desire for |
| brusque | abrupt in manner or speech; gruff |
| concise | short and to the point |
| demean | to cause a lowering of self-esteem; to lower in reputation or character |
| despicable | deserving contempt or scorn |
| emulate | to try to equal or imitate |
| evoke | to call forth or produce |
| excruciating | very painful |
| inaugurate | to install into office by formal ceremony; to mark the opening of |
| pervade | to spread throughout |
| proprietor | owner of a store or other business |
| pseudonym | fictitious name used by an author; pen name |
| rebuff | to bluntly reject |
| resilient | capable of recovering quickly from misfortune; ability to "bounce back" |
| turbulent | chaotic; unruly; stormy; tempestuous |
