| A | B |
|---|
| entreat | ask for or request earnestly |
| usurp | seize and take control without authority |
| moiety | a part or portion of something |
| portentous | ominously prophetic |
| harbinger | something indicating the approach of something or someone |
| partisan | a pike with a long tapering blade with lateral projections |
| hallowed | worthy of religious veneration |
| discretion | the trait of judging wisely and objectively |
| auspicious | indicating favorable circumstances and good luck |
| mirth | great merriment |
| beseech | ask for or request earnestly |
| visage | the appearance conveyed by a person's face |
| filial | relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring |
| obsequious | attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner |
| impious | lacking due respect or dutifulness |
| retrograde | moving or directed or tending in a backward direction |
| jocund | full of or showing high-spirited merriment |
| discourse | extended verbal expression in speech or writing |
| countenance | the appearance conveyed by a person's face |
| sable | a very dark black |
| besmirch | smear so as to make dirty or stained |
| chary | characterized by great caution |
| prodigal | recklessly wasteful |
| canker | a fungal disease of woody plants that damages the bark |
| libertine | a dissolute person |
| unfledged | young and inexperienced |
| censure | harsh criticism or disapproval |
| parley | discuss, as between enemies |
| beguile | influence by slyness |
| traduce | speak unfavorably about |
| pith | the choicest or most vital part of some idea or experience |
| livery | a uniform, especially worn by servants and chauffeurs |
| canonize | declare (a dead person) to be a saint |
| adulterate | mixed with impurities |
| enmity | a state of deep-seated ill-will |
| contrive | make or work out a plan for; devise |
| pernicious | working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way |
| arrant | complete and without qualification |
| knave | a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel |
| antic | ludicrously odd |
