| A | B |
|---|
| abjure | v. to renounce, recant, abstain from |
| acrid | adj. harsh in taste or odor, irritating |
| august | adj. majestic, inspiring admiration |
| callous | adj. emotionally hardened, unfelling, insensitive |
| clandestine | adj. secret, concealed, covert |
| compunction | n. remorse, regret, misgiving |
| conflagration | n. large destructive fire, holocaust, wildfire |
| elated | adj. in high spirits, overjoyed |
| indelible | adj. not able to be erased, permanent |
| indulgent | adj. yielding to the wishes of or demands of others, lenient |
| inveterate | adj. firmly established, persisting |
| irrelevant | adj. not to the point, inapplicable |
| nocturnal | adj. of or occurring at night, nighttime |
| platitude | n. commonplace, stale or trite remard |
| quell | v. to subdue, suppress, pacify |
| quiescent | adj. inactive, at rest, still |
| ruminate | v. to mediate, think about at length, ponder |
| tacit | adj. unspoken, silent, implied, unexpressed |
| tangible | adj. capable of being touched, real, actual |
| trenchant | adj. incisive, keen, telling |
