| A | B |
|---|
| Abrasive | causing irritation, harsh; grinding or wearing down |
| Acclimate | v. to adapt to a new climate, enviorment, or situation |
| Chagrin | n. irritation or humiliation caused by disappointment or fusteration |
| Complacent | adj. self-satisfied; overly content |
| Concur | (v.) to express agreement, appove |
| Defamation | (n.) slander or libel |
| explicate | (v.) to make plain or clear, explain; to interpret |
| fracas | (n.) a noisy quarrel or brawl |
| grotesque | (adj.) unnatural, distorted; bizarre |
| pandemonium | (n.) a wild uproar, din, or commotion |
| raucous | (adj.) disagreeably harsh-sounding; disorderly |
| receptive | (adj.) open and responsive to ideas or suggestions |
| renounce | (v.) to give up or resign something |
| repress | (v.) to hold back; to put down or check by force |
| reticent | (adj.) not inclined to speak; reserved; reluctant |
| savory | (adj.) tasty; appetizing; pungent and salty, not sweet |
| somnolent | (adj.) sleepy, drowsy; inducing lseep |
| vehement | (adj.) intense, forceful, powerful |
| voluble | (adj.) characterized by a ready flow of words; glib, fluent |
| zealous | (adj.) eager, earnest, devoted |
