| A | B |
|---|
| aberration | a temporary change from the typical way of behaving |
| adventitious | not expected or planned |
| assiduous | marked by care and persistant effort |
| attenuate | to make something smaller, thinner, or weaker |
| circumstantial | something which is not firm proof but is based on related events |
| conjecture | a guess based on the appearance of a situation rather than on proof |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement |
| courier | a messenger |
| degradation | to cause people to feel that they are worthless |
| dejection | unhappy, disappointed or lacking hope |
| dilatory | slow and likely to cause delay |
| discursive | rambling; departing from the mian point |
| dispassionate | able to think clearly or make good decisions because not influenced by emotions |
| divergence | to follow a different direction |
| exposition | a clear explanation |
| impertinent | a rude remark towards someone in a higher position than you |
| inherent | existing as a natural part of something |
| insidious | gradually causing harm |
| juxtaposition | placement side-by-side |
| locomotion | movement; the ability to move |
| manumission | the act of freeing from slavery |
| miscible | can be easily mixed |
| noncommittal | not expressing an opinion or decision |
| pendent | hanging from or over something |
| persist | to try to do something in a determined way |
| pertinacious | refusing to be defeated by difficulties |
| ponderous | slow and awkward because of being very large; something that is boring because it's to slow, long or serious |
| portend | to be a sign that something bad is going to happen in the future |
| precedent | an act that has already happened and can be used as a reason why a similar action may take place |
| precursor | something which happened or existed before something else |
| preponderent | the largest part or greatest amount |
| proclivity | tendency toward something |
| proponent | a person who speaks publicly in support of an idea or plan of action |
| recompense | a present given to some one to thank them for help |
| recumbent | lying down |
| sedentary | sitting for much of the time |
| sedulous | marked by care and persistant effort |
| sinecure | a position which involves little work |
| statute | a law that has been formally written down |
| subjective | influenced by personal beliefs or feelings rather than on facts |
| superlative | of the highest quality |
| tenacious | holding firmly |
| tenuous | thin; flimsy; weak |
| transgression | sin; breaking the law |
