| A | B |
|---|
| Quixotic | Idealistic, but not practical |
| evocative | calling up |
| tantalize | arouse hopes that will be frustrated |
| retrospective | looking back at the past |
| circumspect | cautious |
| prospective | potential |
| specious | seemingly true, but actually false |
| martial | warlike |
| precarious | unsafe |
| foible | minor or amusing fault or weakness |
| apathetic | lacking feeling |
| empathize | identify with or fully understand one's thoughts or feelings |
| pathos | quality of arousing pity or sadness |
| protean | readily changing form |
| fiasco | complete or ridiculous failure |
| rankle | cause bitterness, hatred, resentment |
| incumbent | required |
| malice | desire to harm others |
| malefactor | criminal |
| malpractice | professional misconduct |
| sardonic | sarcastic |
| aegis | protection |
| auspicious | favorable |
| jaded | wearied |
| atone | make amends |
| lewd | lustful |
| succinct | brief |
| prevaricate | stray from the truth |
| aloof | reserved |
| jovial | jolly |
| saturnine | gloomy |
| euphemism | pleasant expression substituted for an offensive expression |
| eugenics | science of improving a breed |
| euphoria | bliss |
| euthanasia | mercy killing |
| curtail | shorten |
| travesty | ridiculous imitation |
| scruple | misgiving |
| havoc | great distruction or confusion |
| mentor | trusted teacher or counselor |
| haggard | looking worn or tired |
| mercurial | lively |
| diffident | timid |
| hypocricy | deceit |
| monotonous | dull |
| zealous | extremely active |
| posthumous | occuring after death |
| enthrall | facinate |
| parasite | deadbeat |
| chagrin | humiliation |
| cant | insincere talk |
| ephemeral | momentary |
| dexterous | clever |
| sinister | evil |
| bedlam | noisy confusion |
| precocious | brilliant |
| scapegoat | victim |
| induce | persuade |
| traduce | slander |
| agnostic | skeptic |
| nepotism | favortism, partronage |
| enigmatic | puzzling, mysterious |
| blatant | completely obvious |
| nebulous | unclear, hazy |
| procrustean | forcing rigid conformity |
| denigrate | speak ill of, disparage |
| prosaic | dull |
| docile | easily managed, controlled |
| boycott | eschew, shun |
| carnage | great slaughter |
| carnal | sexual |
| carnivorous | flesh-eating |
| incarnate | having bodily form |
| reincarnation | rebirth in another body. |
