| A | B |
|---|
| periphery | border; edge |
| desiccated | dried up |
| pariah | an outcast;a person who is generally despised or avoided |
| indignity | insult to one's respect; humiliation |
| aversion | a stron feeling of dislike for something |
| aghast | stunned; astonished |
| morose | gloomy |
| apprehension | s suspicion or fear of future trouble |
| laceration | a rough, jagged tear or wound |
| supercilious | haught and contemptuous |
| calamitous | disastrous |
| heinous | unnterly abominable; horrid |
| thwart | to frustrate; to oppose successfully |
| animosity | strong hostility |
| recrimination | a countercharge against an accuser |
| assail | to attack violently |
| opulent | luxurious; characterized by wealth |
| deference | respectful giving in to the opinion |
| obeisance | a bow, curtsy, or other movement that shows deep respect |
| magnanimous | generous; large hearted |
| condone | to overlook; to silently excuse |
| anachronism | something in the present that correctly belongs to another time |
| impudent | rude;disrepectful |
| admonish | to warn, to caution against |
| leniency | gentleness; mercy |
| detachment | disinterest; aloofness |
| sarcasm | a sneering or cutting remark |
| switch | a thin branch used as a whip |
| indeteminate | vague; unfixed |
| intervention | stepping in |
| expeditious | speedy, quick |
| revival | a highly emotional religious service |
| traverse | to move over, across, or through |
| raucous | harsh; rowdy; grating |
| Lucullan | rich; lavish |
| cajole | to urge by flattery; to coax |
| buoy | to uplift; to boost; to raise |
| pretense | an exaggerated show of importance |
| cacophony | a meaningless jumble of sounds |
