| A | B |
|---|
| Mimicry | Imitation |
| Astute | having good judgement |
| Sequester | to isolate |
| Rebuke | to reprimand |
| Decry | to belittle, openly comdemn |
| Predation | the act of preying |
| Itinerant | having a tendency to travel |
| Vociferous | loud, vocal, and noisy |
| Myriad | immense number, multitude |
| Dissect | to break into pieces;to analyze |
| Euphemism | a way of saying something to make it less offensive |
| Periphery | on the outer fringe or limit |
| Vacuous | empty, void, lacking intelligence |
| Inherent | inborn, existing within oneself |
| Spurn | to reject; to scorn |
| Cryptic | puzzling |
| Epitaph | writing on a tombstone |
| Maudlin | overly sentimental |
| Thwart | to block or prevent from happening; to frustrate |
| Homogeneous | composed of identical parts |
| Profligate | corrupt, degenerate |
| Reticent | not speaking feely, reserved |
| Suave | smoothly gracious or polite; blandly ingratiating |
| Euphoria | extreme joy |
| Ingratiate | to work oneself into the favor of someone |
| Sullied | dirty |
| Episodic | made up of episodes; occasional |
| Repeal | to revoke or formally withdraw |
| Brash | having no regard for consequences |
| lachrymose | very sad, tearful |
| Anachronistic | out of place, timewise |
| Procure | to obtain |
| Urbane | courteous, refined, suave |
| Allusiveness | quality of making many indirect references |
| Bias | a prejudice; a slant |
| Euphony | pleasant |
| Lionize | to treat as a celebrity |
| Validate | to authorize, to certify, to confirm |
| Effusive | Fullof emotion |
| Reclusive | hermit-like, shut off from the world |
| Fluctuate | to move back and forth, to vacillate |
| Rigorous | strict, difficult |
| Ambiguous | subject to multiple interpretations; vague, unclear |
| Precipitate | to throw down from a heightl to cause to happen |
| Rend | to forcibly take from; to tear apart |
| Verbose | wordy |
| Ardor | extreme passion or feeling |
| Curmudgeon | a crank, cynical person |
| Chronicle | to record historical events |
| Impetus | motivation, impulse |
| Penury | extreme poverty |
| Progenitor | originator, forefather, ancestor in a direct line |
| Archetype | Prototypel a prefect example |
| Discordant | harsh-sounding, inharmonious, conflicting |
| Brink | edge |
| Treason | betrayal of one's country or cause |
| Cohesive | sticking together |
| Eminent | celebrated, distinguishedl outstanding, towering |
| Parley | discussuion, usually between enemies |
| rant | to forcefully scold |
