| A | B |
|---|
| antiquated | obsolete; no longer usable; antique; archaic |
| arable | fit for plowing; tillable |
| ascendancy | domination; growing power |
| atrophy | to waste away; to wither |
| clandestine | secret; covert; furtive; surreptitious |
| conciliate | reconcile; pacify; renew friendship; appease, mollify; placate |
| cursory | superficial; hastily done |
| derision | mockery; ridicule |
| enmity | absolute hatred; animosity; hostility |
| extricate | free; disentangle; disencumber |
| forbearance | patience; lenience |
| frivolous | lacking seriousness or importance |
| garrulous | talkative; rambling; voluble |
| impetuous | violent; hasty; rash; impulsive |
| industrious | skillfully busy or occupied; assiduous; diligent |
| infamous | bad reputation; vicious; disreputable; ignominious |
| insolence | insulting or contemptuous behavior; arrogance; impertinence |
| levity | excessive frivolity; flippancy |
| oblivion | state of being forgotten |
| paradoxical | something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct |
| perjury | false testimony under oath |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will, enmity; animosity; hostility |
| sycophant | self-serving flatter; a brownnoser; leech; toady |
| vacillating | changing; fluctuating |
| vivid | bright; distinct, and clear; graphic |
