| A | B |
|---|
| erratic | irregular, uncertain |
| oblivious | forgetful, unmindful |
| verbose | wordy |
| scrupulous | careful of details, consciously honest |
| obstinate | stubborn, determined to have one's own way |
| pessimism | the tendency to always expect the worst |
| inherent | existing in something as natural, inseparable |
| exonerate | to declare/prove blameless |
| expedite | to carry out, speed up, or do quickly |
| eclectic | selected from many different sources |
| despondent | hopeless, dejected |
| admonish | to ward or reprove mildly |
| astute | keen, shrewd, crafty |
| benevolent | good, kind |
| clemency | mercy, leniency |
| dire | dreadful, terrible |
| narcissist | one who is preoccupied with him/herself |
| platonic | not sexual, but spiritual in relationship |
| subliminal | below the threshold of awareness |
| moot | debatable, hypothetical |
| mundane | boringly routine |
| repercussion | result, after effect, consequence |
| contingent | related to, connected to |
| implicate | to include/involve especially as in a crime |
| rancor | hatred, ill will |
| egregious | oustandingly bad, flagrantly horrible |
| ambivalence | mixed emotions, simultaneous conflicting feelings |
| ostracize | to exclude from a group |
| accrue | to gain as a natural growth |
| semblance | copy, likeness, outward appearance |
| waive | to give up, postpone, or defer |
| inexplicable | not easily explained |
| malleable | adaptable, being easily changed |
| miniscule | very tiny |
| indulgent | kind or lenient often to excess, inclined to satisfy or gratify desires |
| hiatus | a gap or break in the normal activity |
| euthanasia | the act of causing death so as to end suffering |
| spurious | not genuine, false |
| languish | to become weak, to long or pine for |
| supplicate | to ask for humbly |
| mendacious | lying, not truthful |
| vertigo | giddiness, dizziness |
| vindictive | bearing a strong tendency toward revenge |
| cumbersome | dfficult to manage, awkward, clumsy |
| curtail | to cut short, cut off, reduce, or lessen |
| acquiesce | to give in by keeping silent, to accept |
| cantakerous | ill-natured, quarrelsome, difficult to get along with. |
| poignant | stimulating to the mind or feelings |
| halcyon | calm, peaceful, tranquil |
| emancipate | to release from slavery or restraint |
