| A | B |
|---|
| tangible | perceptible by touch |
| abnegate | to renounce a right or a privilege |
| knavery | deceitfulness in dealing |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| epitome | a simplified representation of something |
| homologous | identical in nature, make-up, or relation |
| abbot | the superior of a community of monks |
| ablution | a washing or cleansing, especially of the body |
| taut | stretched tight |
| temerity | recklessness |
| itinerant | wandering |
| judicious | prudent |
| juxtapose | to place close together |
| kinsfolk | relatives |
| placid | serene |
| plurality | a majority |
| adoration | profound devotion |
| hillock | a small hill or mound |
| epidermis | the outer skin |
| defame | to slander |
| deforest | to clear of forests |
| pitiless | hard-hearted |
| pious | religious |
| ado | unnecessary activity or ceremony |
| tantalize | to tease |
| synopsis | a syllabus or summary |
| hirsute | having a hairy covering |
| plaudit | an expression of applause |
| isothermal | having or marking equality of temperature |
| jocose | done or made in jest |
| poesy | poetry |
| erratic | irregular |
| hibernal | pertaining to winter |
| affable | easy to approach |
| agglomerate | to pile or heap together |
| deify | to regard or worship as a god |
| kernel | a grain or seed |
| kiloliter | one thousand liters |
| jovial | merry |
| telephony | the art or process of communicating by telephone |
| abject | sunk to a low condition |
| abhorrent | very repugnant; hateful |
| abeyance | suspension or temporary inaction |
| adjudge | to award or bestow by formal decision |
| admonish | to scold or warn of a fault |
| afoot | in progress |
| aggravate | to make heavier, worse, or more burdensome |
| aggression | an unprovoked attack |
| accredit | to give credit or authority to |
| adherent | clinging or sticking fast |
| addle | to make inefficient or worthless; to muddle |
| adduce | to bring forward or name in consideration |
| acquit | to free or clear from accusation |
| acerbity | sourness; bitterness |
| achromatic | colorless |
| addendum | something added or to be added |
| actuate | to move or incite to action |
| acrimony | sharpness or bitterness of speech and temper |
| acrid | harshly pungent or bitter |
| acreage | quantity or extent of land |
| acquiescence | passive consent |
| acoustic | pertaining to the act or sense of hearing |
| acme | the highest point or summit |
| Achillean | invulnerable |
| acumen | quickness of intellectual insight |
| abominate | to hate violently |
| accede | to agree |
| accost | to speak to |
| abrogate | to abolish or repeal |
| defer | to delay or put off to some other time |
| deject | to dishearten |
| deleterious | hurtful, morally or physically |
| deluge | to overwhelm with a flood of water |
| delineate | to represent by sketch or diagram |
| defray | to make payment for |
| demise | death |
| deplorable | contemptible |
| deportment | demeanor |
| depreciation | a lowering in value or underrating in worth |
| denouement | that part of a play or story in which a mystery is cleared up |
| demerit | a mark for failure or bad conduct |
| depository | a place where anything is kept in safety |
| demurrage | the detention of a vessel beyond the specified time of sailing |
| deprave | to render bad, especially morally bad |
| epigram | a pithy phrasing of a shrewd observation |
| euphony | agreeableness of sound |
| evangelical | seeking the conversion of sinners |
| estuary | a wide lower part of a tidal river |
| esquire | a title of dignity, office, or courtesy |
| equity | fairness or impartiality |
| espy | to keep close watch |
| estimable | worthy of respect |
| eschew | to keep clear of |
| equilibrium | a state of balance |
| erudite | very learned |
| evanesce | to vanish gradually |
| estrange | to alienate |
| equanimity | evennes of mind or temper |
| epizootic | prevailing among animals |
| erroneous | incorrect |
