| A | B |
|---|
| affiliated | (adj., part.) associated, connected |
| ascertain | (v.) to find out |
| attainment | (n.) an accomplishment; the act of achieving |
| bequeath | (v.) to give or pass on as an inheritance |
| cogent | (adj.) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point |
| converge | (v.) to move toward one point, approach nearer together |
| disperse | (v.) to scatter, spread far and wide |
| esteem | (v.) to regard highly; (n.) a highly favorable opinion or judgment |
| expunge | (v.) to erase, obliterate, destroy |
| finite | (adj.) having limits; lasting for a limited time |
| invulnerable | (adj.) not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack |
| malevolent | (adj.) spiteful, showing ill will |
| nonchalant | (adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned |
| omniscient | (adj.) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding |
| panacea | (n.) a remedy for all ills, cure-all; an answer to all |
| scrupulous | (adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled |
| skulk | (v.) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding |
| supercilious | (adj.) proud and contempuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority |
| uncanny | (adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation |
| venial | (adj.) easily excused; pardonable |
| altruistic | (adj.) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others |
| assent | (v.) to express agreement; (n.) agreement |
| benefactor | (n.) one who does good to others |
| chivalrous | (adj.) marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly |
| clemency | (n.) mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness |
| dearth | (n.) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine |
| diffident | (adj.) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved |
| discrepancy | (n.) a difference; a lack of agreement |
| embark | (v.) to go aboard; to make a start; to invest |
| facile | (adj.) easily done or attained; superf;icial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt |
| indomitable | (adj.) unconquerable, refusing to yield |
| infallible | (adj.) free from error; absolutely dependable |
| plod | (v.) to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly |
| pungent | (adj.) causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting |
| remiss | (adj.) neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless |
| repose | (v.) to rest; lie; place; (n.) relaxation; peace of mind, calmness |
| temerity | (n.) rashness, boldness |
| truculent | (adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive |
| unfeigned | (adj.) sincere, real, without pretense |
| virulent | (adj.) extremely poisonous; full of malice, spiteful |
| accede | (v.) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity |
| brandish | (v.) to wave or flourish in a menacing fashion |
| comprise | (v.) to include or contain; to be make up of |
| deft | (adj.) skillful, nimble |
| destitute | (adj.) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in |
| explicit | (adj.) definite, clearly stated |
| extirpate | (v.) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally |
| inopportune | (adj.) coming at a bad time; not appropriate |
| ironic | (adj.) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic |
| musty | (adj.) stale, moldy; out-of-date |
| officious | (adj.) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority |
| ominous | (adj.) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen |
| pinnacle | (n.) a high peak or point |
| premeditated | (adj., part.) considered beforehand, deliberately planned |
| rampant | (adj.) growing without check, running wild |
| solace | (n.) comfort, relief; (v.) to comfort, console |
| stately | (adj.) dignified, majestic |
| supple | (adj.) bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile |
| suppress | (v.) to stop by force, put down |
| venal | (adj.) open to or marked by bribery or corruption |
