| A | B |
|---|
| carnivorous | meat-eating |
| cuisine | a characteristic style of cooking usually of a country |
| precocious | Having intelligence or talent at an age earlier than usual |
| elude | 1. To avoid or escape (sneak away) 2. To baffle; to confuse |
| facade | 1. The front of a building 2. A fake outward appearance |
| precipatate | Verb: To make happen suddenly or quickly Adjective: happening without thought or care |
| indentation | a cut or notch |
| gorge | 1. a deep, narrow passage with rocky sides, enclosed between mountains 2. gluttonous eating 3. Verb: to eat greedily |
| accord | 1. Noun: an agreement 2. Verb: to agree |
| cordial | friendly |
| endorse | 1. to sign with your signature 2. to support actively |
| assiduous | 1. devoted; caring 2. having perseverance |
| enervate | to weaken |
| manipulate | 1.to use or handle skillfully 2. To control or influence cleverly |
| mandate | an order from a court or from someone in authority |
| emancipate | to free |
| allude | to hint |
| rapacious | very greedy |
| reprehend | To express disapproval |
| entrepreneur | a person who starts and runs a business |
| impregnable | 1. Unable to be captured or broken into 2. Unbeatable (in an argument) |
| explicit | Stated in detail, leaving nothing to be guessed at |
| comprise | To contain (usually followed by the word 'of') |
| domain | One's territory |
| domestic | 1. Related to the family or household 2. Trained to live with humans 3. from a particular country; native |
| dormant | Asleep; not in an active state. |
| travesty | An absurd or inferior imitation. |
| deface | To ruin or destroy the appearance of |
| rapt | giving one's complete attention/overcome with emotion |
| concoct | 1. to mix ingredients, as in cooking 2. to invent |
| voracious | 1.extremely hungry; greedy 2.eager for some activity or interest |
| dissident | 1. Adj.: Not in agreement 2. Noun: A person who disagrees |
| imply | to indicate indirectly; to hint |
| deflect | To swerve or turn aside |
| dossier | A file about a person or an event |
| supersede | to take the place of; to replace |
| trident | a long 3-pronged fork or weapon |
| ossify | 1. To turn into bone 2. To become rigid (in behavior, habits or beliefs) |
| affront | 1.To purposely embarrass 2. An insult |
| effrontery | Insulting boldness |
| mellifluous | sweet as honey; (referring to voice or words) |
| imbibe | 1.to drink 2.to absorb; to take in |
| capitalist | 1. A person who has invested their money in business 2. A wealthy person |
| recapitulation | 1. The restatement of a main idea 2. a summary |
| inexorable | Not giving up, determined; impossible to stop |
| vestment | A garment (piece of clothing) that indicates position or authority, especially the robes worn by clergy |
| domineer | To be bossy |
| deluge | A downpour; a great flood/To flood |
