| A | B |
|---|
| plight | (n.) an unfortunate or difficult situation |
| disdain | (v.) to regard with contempt; to feel scorn |
| dismal | (adj.) causing depression; dreary |
| earnest | (adj.) showing deep sincerity or seriousness |
| trifle | (n.) a thing of little value or importance |
| harbinger | (n.) sign of something to come; messenger |
| peerless | (adj.) having no match; incomparable |
| ambition | (n.) strong desire to achieve |
| impede | (v.) to hinder; to obstruct progress |
| beguile | (v.) to delude; to mislead |
| audit | (n.) an examination of a situation, event or one's records |
| faculty | (n.) a power or ability |
| augment | (v.) to increase something in size, amount, or degree; to make greater |
| palpable | (adj.) capable of being touched or felt; tangible |
| gild | (v.) to decorate using gold leaf |
| lamenting | (n.) expressions of grief; mourning |
| steep | (v.) to soak in liquid; to saturate |
| malice | (n.) the desire to cause harm to others; malevolence |
| verity | (n.) truth |
| oracle | (n.) a person who predicts the future |
| subtle | (adj.) difficult to detect or perceive |
| incensed | (adj.) enraged; extremely angry |
| eminence | (n.) an elevated social status; honorable distinction |
| assailable | (adj.) capable of being attacked; undefended |
| jocund | (adj.) cheerful; lighthearted |
| cloistered | (adj.) secluded from the world |
| mirth | (n.) festivity; merriment |
| wayward | (adj.) resistant to guidance; unpredictable; directionless |
| sleight | (n.) a clever deception; a cunning trick |
| malevolence | (n.) wishing evil or injury to others |
| exasperate | (v.) to make angry; to annoy |
| rue | (v.) to feel sorrow; to regret |
| deftly | (adj.) with skill and dexterity |
| potent | (adj.) having inner power or force |
| vanquish | (v.) to defeat or conquer in battle or conflict |
| pernicious | (adj.) highly destructive, injurious, or fatal |
| diminutive | (adj.) very small in size or value; insignificant |
| homely | (adj.) plain or coarse in physical appearance; not attractive |
| laudable | (adj.) worthy of praise; commendable |
| mortal | (adj.) causing death; deadly |
| avaricious | (adj.) extremely greedy |
| impediment | (n.) an obstruction; something that hinders progress |
| hoodwink | (v.) to cleverly deceive; to beguile |
| passion | (n.) a powerful display of emotion |
| integrity | (n.) strict adherence to a moral code |
| coveted | (adj.) greatly desired |
| raze | (v.) to erase; to obliterate |
