| A | B |
|---|
| carnage | slaughter |
| malediction | curse |
| proverb | a wise saying |
| indentation | a notch in something |
| malicious | spiteful |
| triumvirate | 3-man ruling body |
| commendation | approval; praise |
| mandatory | required |
| dentifrice | toothpace |
| insolvent | unable to pay one's debts |
| dentate | having teeth or tooth-like projections |
| corpulent | fleshy; overweight |
| pedigree | recorded or known line of descent |
| cordiform | heart-shaped |
| simulate | to pretend, imitate, or create a representation of something |
| specter | phantom |
| contagious | tending to spread from one to another, as through touch |
| semblance | seeming state; resemblance |
| disgust | sickening distaste or dislike |
| nescient | absence of knowledge or awareness |
| omniscient | all-knowing |
| parity | equality |
| peers | one's equals |
| disfigure | to blemish, spoil, deform |
| simultaneous | happening at the same time |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| sentinel | a guard |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment; shame; put to death |
| torpid | sluggish in acting; lacking in energy or vigor |
| factotum | an employee with a wide range of capabilities |
| inquisitive | inclined to ask many questions or seek information |
| adversity | misfortune; bad luck |
| mercenary | thinking mainly of money |
| depreciate | to lessen in value or price |
| fidelity | faithfulness |
| dubious | doubtful; questionable |
| versatile | competent in many things |
| precious | of great value |
| dissolve | to break into component parts; to cause to pass into a solution |
| doubt | to be uncertain or skeptical |
| retract | to take back; to withdraw |
| mercenary | one who is motivated solely by a desire for profit or pay |
| confidant | one with whom a person shares secrets |
| depreciation | a decrease in value |
| renege | to go back on one's word |
| ossuary | a container or vault used for holding bones of the dead |
| affidavit | a sworn written statement |
| impecunious | penniless |
| mirage | an optical illusion--something to wonder at |
| indubitable | impossible to doubt |
| discredit | cast doubt on; injure the reputation of |
| solvent | capable of meeting financial obligations |
| probe | an investigation into something unfamiliar |
| prejudice | a judgment or bias formed beforehand |
| rationalize | to make reasonable; to give self-satisfying but specious reasons for one's actions |
| quest | a search or mission to find something |
| renegade | an outlaw; one who rejects one group or cause for another |
| virile | manly; masculine |
| stature | build; standing |
| superannuated | obsolete because of advanced age |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility or obligation |
| morose | gloomy; sullen |
| approbation | approval |
| dedicate | to set apart for a specific use |
| indicative | giving an indication or suggestion |
| abnegation | denial |
| documentary | factual or objective presentation of information intended to teach |
| versatile | adaptable; multitalented |
| redoubtable | formidable; deserving respect |
| inexorable | unalterable |
| credence | claim to acceptance; trustworthiness |
| oratory | the art of public speaking |
| dominate | control; dictate; rule |
| dissident | not agreeing |
| advent | arrival or coming |
| remit | to send back |
| ambulatory | pertaining to walking; capable of walking |
| recession | act of restoring possession to a former owner; act of withdrawing or going back |
| intermittent | occurring at intervals |
| legend | the story of some wonderful event handed down through the generations |
| digress | to turn aside or stray from the main subject |
| remote | distant; slight |
| precedent | the act or statement that serves as an example for a later one |
| predicament | a sticky situation; a dilemma |
| insidious | sinister; menacing |
| docile | teachable |
| admire | to regard with wonder, delight; to have high regard for |
| mobile | capable of moving |
| subversive | tending to overthrow or ruin |
| illegible | difficult to read because of bad penmanship |
| degradation | the act of reducing in quality or rank |
| sextet | a group composed of 6 vocalists or musicians |
| extemporaneous | without prior preparation |
| aversion | intense dislike |
| trilingual | having knowledge of three languages |
| extrovert | an individual interested in others |
| substantiate | verify; confirm |
| concession | granting; giving in; yielding |
| reverse | turned backward in position, direction, or order |
| temporary | serving or effective for a time |
| benevolent | characterized by or suggestive of kindness |
| decimate | to destroy or kill a large part of a group |
| contemporary | of the same time period; of the modern era |
| subterfuge | a deception |
| subsidiary | subordinate |
| onus | burden, responsibility, obligation |
| pecuniary | relating to money |
| precarious | uncertain; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| pungent | having a sharp, acrid smell or taste |
| abnegation | self-denial |
| emissary | one sent to represent a superior |
| duplicate | to copy |
| juxtaposition | placing one thing next to another to compare/contrast |
| animate | to give life to; to create "moving" pictures such as a cartoon |
| sage | wise; a wise man |
| spectator | an onlooker |
| tangible | able to be felt and touched; having a physical existence |
| contiguous | sharing a boundary; neighboring |
