| A | B |
|---|
| assiduous | (adj) industrious; hard working; diligent |
| astute | (adj) acutely perceptive; shrewd |
| benevolent | (adj) doing good; generous |
| breach | (n,v) a gap or break; a violation |
| charlatan | (n) an imposter; fraud |
| ensue | (v) to follow as a result; to be subsequent |
| enthrall | (v) to charm or captivate |
| harangue | (n,v) loud verbal attack before a public audience |
| harrowing | (adj) painfully distressing; inflicting torment |
| irksome | (adj) annoyingly tedious; tiresome; boring |
| lurk | (v) to go about secretly; to lie concealed in waiting |
| machiavellian | (adj) un scrupulous; using craft or deceit to gain political superiority |
| mendacious | (adj) lying; prevaricating; fabricating |
| purview | (n) full scope or range of authority, vision or comprehension |
| stigmatize | (v) to mark or brand as disgraceful or dishonorable |
| trenchant | (adj) incisive or cogent in language; caustic, sharp, biting |
| truculent | (adj) savage, brutal, inclined to fight |
| vivacious | (adj) lively in speech, action or manner |
| voluble | (adj) readily talkative; loquacious |
| chimerical | (adj) unreal; visionary; fanciful |
