| A | B |
|---|
| cumulative | additive; collected; accumulated |
| epigram | pithy saying; witty saying |
| gesticulate | to use gestures |
| beguile | to deceive; to charm |
| avid | eager; enthusiastic |
| labyrinth | a maze |
| regurgitate | to surge back, as undigested food |
| podium | a platform; a dais |
| bereft | deprived; robbed; to leave in a sad or lonely state as by loss or death |
| elucidate | to make clear; to explain |
| emollient | soothing; something that soothes or softens |
| nostalgic | homesick; longing for the past |
| expiate | to atone for; to make amends or reparations for wrongdoing or guilt |
| paradox | contradiction; a statement that seems contradictory, but probably true |
| archetype | original model; first of its kind |
| mundane | worldly; commonplace; ordinary |
| palliative | softening; easing; lessening |
| foment | instigate; to stir up |
| predacious | preying; predatory |
| resilient | elastic; recovering quickly |
