| A | B |
|---|
| voracious | greedy in eating; ravenous; insatiable |
| vociferous | producing a loud outcry; clamorous; noisy |
| venerate | to revere; to regard with respectful and affectionate awe |
| vanquish | conquer, subdue, defeat |
| undulate | to cause to move in waves; to move with a wavelike motion |
| ubiquitous | being everywhere at the same time |
| tenacity | holding firm; unyielding |
| serendipity | gift of finding without seeking |
| scintillate | to give off sparks, twinkle, flash |
| nemisis | hard-to-beat rival; just punishment |
| moribund | dying, near death |
| lethargically | with abnormal drowsiness; listlessness; state of apathy or indifference |
| imbibe | to drink; to drink in, absorb |
| excoriate | to skin; to berate |
| diffidently | lacking self-confidence; shy, retiring |
| credulous | too ready to belive; easily deceived |
| conjecture | opinion hazarded without sufficient evidence; guess |
| abridge | to shorten, using fewer words but retaining essential ideas; to condense |
