| A | B |
|---|
| Glib | Easily spoken, speaking toosmoothly to be sincere |
| Lugubrious | Sad or mournful, doleful |
| Finesse | Delicate skill, subtlety |
| Nemesis | An avenger, an unbeatable rival |
| Purloin | To steal |
| Banal | Commonplace, trite |
| Pseudonym | A fictitious name assumed by an author, a pen name |
| Lampoon | Strongly satirical writing, to ridicule or satirize |
| Nefarious | Very wicked, infamous |
| Bellicose | Warlike, inclined to fighting |
| Euphemism | A mild expression used in place of a harsh or crude one |
| Nebulous | Hazy, vague, not clearly defined |
| Abject | Hopelessly low, wretched, miserable |
| Propriety | Acceptable behavior, conformity with convential standards |
| Revile | To attack with abusive language, to call insulting names |
| Distraught | In a state of mental conflict, agitated, crazed |
| Admonish | To reprove mildly and kindly, but seriously; to caution or warn, to urge |
| Prosaic | matter of fact, ordinary, commonplace |
| Phlegmatic | Sluggish, indifferent, calm |
| Commensurate | In proper proportion, having the same scale, measure, size |
| Incognito | One who is in disguise or using an assumed name; in disguise |
| Cognizant | Aware of or informed about something |
| Farsical | Ridiculous, like a farce, exaggeratedly comical |
| Discursive | Wandering or shifting from one subject to another; rambling; long winded |
| Hyperbole | An obvious exaggeration |
| Omnicient | Knowing everything |
| Fortuitous | Occurring by chance; accidental |
| Assimilate | To absorb and incorporate food or knowledge |
| Ennui | Discontent and listlessness from lack of interest; boredom |
| Mesmerism | Hypotism, hypnotic appeal; intense fascination |
| Dirge | A funeral hymn |
| Confer | To give, grant, or bestow; to meet for a discussion |
| Expatriate | To banish from one's native land; one who is exiled |
| Colloquy | A conversation or conference, usually formal |
| Allay | To lessen, to relieve, to calm |
| Feigned | To pretend; to make up |
| Blazon | To proclaim; to display publicly a banner |
| Choleric | Easily angered; bad tempered |
| Adroit | Clever; skillful; expert |
| Bravado | A show of false bravery or confidence e |
| Guile | Craftiness, deceit, cunning |
| Proffer | To offer; an offer |
| Seraphic | Angelic, of the highest order of angels |
| Amorphous | Shapeless, not organized |
| Decorum | Proper action, speech or dress; good manners or behavior |
| Protege | Someone whose welfare or career is promoted by an influential person |
| Sanguine | Naturally cheerful and hopeful; confident |
| Doggerel | Badley written or trivial verse |
| Ascetic | A person who practices self denial |
| Facile | Easily done; superficial |
| Tacit | Implied or understood without being spoken |
| Nondescript | Drab; hard to describe |
| Sundry | Various, miscellaneous |
| Inveigle | To win over with trickery; to entice with deceitful talk; to dupe |
| Dogma | A belief held to be true; a doctrine |
| Scurrilous | Abusive, vulgar and foul language |
| Parsimonious | Too economical; stingy; miserly |
| Exhort | To urge strongly, to advise or warn |
| Nonentity | A person of little or no importance; existing only in the imagination |
| Vociferous | Loud and noisy; clamorous |
| Gratuitous | Freely given or obtrained; unearned; without cause |
| Prerogative | A right or privilege belonging to a person; an exclusive privilege ge |
| Venerate | To regard with deep respect, honor or esteem |
| Truism | A statement the truth of which is obvious or well known |
| Erudite | Having or displaying extensive knowledge; scholarly |
| Charlatan | A person who falsely pretends to be an expert; a quack |
| Extol | To praise highly |
| Broach | To mention for the first time; to introduce a subject |
| Predisposed | To create or possess a tendency or preference |
| Immutable | Never changing |
| Infringe | To violate or disregard; to trespass |
| Specious | Seemingly desirable, reasonable or true but not really so |
| Ostensible | Outwardly professed; apparent; seeming |
| Absolve | To declare free from guilt and blame |
| Subjugate | To subdue; to conquer; to force to submit |
| Antipode | Any two places at directly opposite points of the earth; two opposite things |
| Retroactive | Applying to events that are past |
| Antipathy | A strong dislike; an aversion |
| Nettle | A stinging plant; to irritate |
| Indigent | Poor and needy |
| Mundane | Ordinary, commonplace; of this world |
| Eulogy | A speech praising someone sho has recently died |
| Progeny | Children, decendants |
| Copious | Abundant; plentiful |
| Tenure | The holding of an office; the permanence of poisition granted to workers |
| Euphony | Agreeableness of sound; pleasant combination of sounds |
| Sonorous | Giving out a deep, rich sound |
| Abnegation | Self denial; giving up rights |
| Poignant | Painfully felt; emotionally touching or moving |
| Extraneous | Coming from the outside; foreign; not necessary |
| Hackneyed | Used too often; stale from overuse; trite |
| Paragon | A model of excellence or perfection |
| Ascribe | To assign or attribute |
| Inconsequential | Unimportant; petty; trivial |
| Humdrum | Without variety or excitment; monotonous; dull |
| Engender | To bring into being; to produce; to cause; to cause |
| Idiosyncracy | A personal peculiarity; a quirk |
| Elegy | A sad or mournful poem or song about someone who is dead |
| Introvert | A person who looks inward; a shy, quiet person; a shy |
| Homily | A sermon, especially on something in the Bible |
