| A | B |
|---|
| abeyance | temporary suspension of act. |
| abrogate | to real, annul or abolish |
| abstemious | refraining from pleasure |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend |
| alacrity | cheerfulness |
| alloy - v | to reduce purity of by mixing |
| amalgamate - v | to mix, blend |
| ameliorate | to improve, make better |
| anachronistic | erroneous in date |
| anomalous | deviating from the gen rule; unexpected |
| aprocryhpal | false; spurious; of doubtful authenticity |
| apotheosis | glorification to godliness |
| arduous | steep; laborious |
| assiduous | diligent; industrious |
| attenuation | the act of making thin or fine |
| audacious | bold |
| aver - v | to confirm, declare to be true |
| bane | poison |
| beatify - v | to make happy; to regard as saintly |
| bedizen - v | to adorn in a cheap manner |
| bilge | protuberance of a cask/bulge |
| blandishment | flattery |
| breach | a gap or rupture |
| broach - v | to open up; mention |
| burnish - v | to polish |
| cajole | to coax, to wheedle |
| calcify | to change into a hard, stony condi |
| calumniate - v | to slander; accuse falsely |
| capitulate - v | to surrender |
| capricious | whimsical; changeable |
| chastened | corrected; punished |
| coda | a final pass. in music |
| codicil | appendix or supplement |
| coeval | of the same period |
| contemn - v | to scorn or despise |
| contentious | argumentative |
| contumacious | insubord.; rebellious |
| conundrum | a perplex. ?/ riddle |
| countenance - v | to favor; approve, give support |
| craven | cowardly; base |
| daunt - v | to frighten |
| dearth | scarcity;lack |
| debacle | a breakup;overthrow;disaster |
| demur - v | to hesitate; object |
| denouement | outcome;solution;unraveling |
| dessicate | to dry completely |
| desuetude | the cessation of use;disuse |
| desultory | random |
| detumescence | diminuttion of swelling |
| diaphanous | transparent or translucent |
| diffidence | modesty; humility |
| dilatory | causing delay; procrastinating |
| disingenousness | insincerity; cunning |
| disparage | to belittle; show disrespect |
| dissemble | to hide;conceal |
| dissolute | loose in behaviour; lewd |
| divestiture | depriv. of rank;rights or clothing |
| doggerel | trivial; poorly constructed verse |
| dogmatic | arrogant; authoritative |
| ductility | quality of being easily molded |
| eclectic | composed of stuff form dif places |
| efficacious | effective |
| effluvia | an outflow in vapor or odor |
| effrontery | boldness |
| empirical | based solely on exps or experience |
| emulate | to strive for equality |
| enervate | to weaken |
| ephemeral | short lived; transitory |
| epitome | pt that reps the whole |
| equanamity | evenness of mind; calm |
| equipoise | equal distrib of weight |
| euphoric | feeling well; vigorous |
| evince - v | to show clearly; manifest |
| excoriate - v | to flay strip or scratch |
| exculpate - f | to clear from a charge of guilt |
| expatiate - v | to roam; wander in writing |
| extrapolate | to est or infer on basis of certain variables |
| extricable | capable of being released, set free |
