| A | B |
|---|
| Abominable | causing disaster or hatred |
| Anachronism | chronological displacing of things in regard to each other |
| Behoove | to be necessary, proper, or fit |
| Blatant | completely obvious in an offensive manner |
| Cadence | in rythmic sequence |
| Cognative | related to knowing in awareness and judgement |
| Dyad | two individuals regarded as a pair |
| Disparage | to discredit, belittle |
| Effervescent | to show liveliness |
| Emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| Fastidious | hard to please |
| Frivelous | of little importance, trivial |
| Germane | closely related, pertinent |
| Grandiose | impressive, especially because of size |
| Hearken | listen, to give respectful attention |
| Hue | gradiation in color |
| Incoherent | not logically connected |
| Irascible | easily angered |
| Jaded | to wear out by overwork or abuse |
| Juxtaposition | the act of placing two or more things side by side |
| Kudos | award, honor, praise |
| Karma | a force generated by a person's actions held in Hinduism and Buddhism |
| Loquacious | talkative |
| Laconic | sparing of words; brief |
| Macabre | "dance of death"; gruesome |
| Misanthrope | a person who dislikes mankind |
| Onomatopoeia | the use of words whose sound suggests sense |
| Ostracize | to exclude from a group by common consent |
| Pedantic | a narrow minded person who insists on exact adherence to the rules |
| Phantasmagoria | a rapid sequence of images |
| Rapture | a deep joyous feeling |
| Rogue | a dishonest person; a cheat |
| Sanguine | red like blood |
| Sinew | strength; muscular power |
| Tangible | capable of being touched |
| Transcendentalism | philosophy that emphasizes deductive conditions of knowledge and experience |
| Quixotic | idealistic and impractical |
| Ubiquitous | present everywhere at the same time |
| Unctous | oily or greasy |
| Vindictive | disposed to seek revenge; revengeful |
| Vendetta | a bitter quarrel or feud |
| Warp | to bend or twist out of shape |
| Wistful | expressing vague yearnings |
| Xenophobia | fear or hatred of strangers and foreigners |
| Xiphoid | shaped like a sword |
| Yearning | a very strong desire, often tinged with sadness |
| Yeoman | a loyal, reliable, or diligent worker |
| Zealot | : somebody who shows excessive enthusiasm for a cause |
| Zenith | the high point or climax of something |
| Quandary | dilemma; a state of uncertainty or indecision as to what to do in a particular situation |
| Nepotism | favoritism shown to relatives |
| Nom de Plume | pen name |
