| A | B |
|---|
| contradict | to state the opposite, deny |
| revoke | to call back, cancel |
| soliloquy | monologue |
| omniscient | all-knowing |
| edict | a decree; public command or ordinance |
| benediction | a blessing |
| malediction | a curse |
| provocative | tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| avocation | hobby |
| advocate | one who pleads the cause of another |
| convocation | an assembly or meeting where people are called together |
| invocation | calling for the assistance or presence of a superior being, esp. in prayer to a divine being |
| provocation | the act of provoking; incitement; stimulus |
| loquacious | talkative |
| obloquy | abusively detractive language |
| eloquent | able to express strong emotions or arguments in speech |
| colloquial | conversational; informal speech |
| linguistics | study of languages |
| consonant | in agreement; or, a speech sound produced by obstruction of the air stream |
| dissonance | mingling of discordant sounds |
| visa | official authorization permitting entry into and travle within a country |
| visage | face |
| vista | a view, esp. of a landscape |
| invidious | envious; rousing ill will or animosity |
| improvident | lacking foresight, not planning for the future |
| proviso | an article or clause in a contract that introduces a condition or stipulation |
| spectrum | a range of values, qualities, ideas or activities |
| specious | having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious |
| introspectie | self-conscious; examining one's own thoughts |
| prospect | chances; a scene presented to the eye |
| despicable | vile; deserving contempt or scorn |
| prescience | knowledge of events before they happen |
| unconscionable | not conforming to reason; beyond reasonable expectations; inordinate |
| nescience | ignorance; not knowing |
| query | a question, doubt, inquiry to be solved |
| quest | a search or pursuit for a goal |
| acquire | to gain, obtain |
| prerequisite | something required before something else can be done |
| inquisitive | eager for knowledge; inclined to investigate; curious |
| procrastinate | to put off till tomorrow |
| prolific | productive; fruitful |
| prodigal | spending money or other resources recklessly; wasteful |
| redeem | to buy back; regain possession; rescue; ransom |
| redundant | superfluous; excessive; repetitive |
| retrograde | moving backward; declining from a better to a worse state |
| regress | to go back |
| secede | to withdraw from fellowship or membership |
| succumb | to yield, submit, give up |
| subsidiary | assisting; auxiliary; supplementary; subordinate |
| succinct | brief; concise |
| supercilious | haughty; lofty with pride |
| traverse | to travel across, over, or through |
| transgress | to go beyond a limit or boundary; overstep; violate a law |
| travesty | exaggerated or grotesque imitation or parody |
| translucent | partially transparent, allowing light to pass through |
| median | in the middle |
| mediocre | moderate to inferior in quality; neither best nor worst |
| enumerate | to count out, to number |
| unilateral | one-sided |
| primordial | happening first in sequence of time; original |
| quadrant | the fourth part, esp. of a circle or plane; the quarter |
| septuagenarian | a person between the ages of 70 and 80 |
| decimate | to destroy or kill a large part of a group |
| centenary | relating to a 100-year period |
| millenary | relating to a 1000-year period |
| ferriferous | producing iron, esp. of rock or terrain that contains iron |
| juxtapose | to place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast |
| paucity | fewness; scarcity |
| ferrous | relating to or containing iron |
| ferrule | ring or cap of metal on a cane, tool, etc. |
| inferior | lower or subordinate in rank or quality |
| pauciloquy | using few words in speech |
| quasar | celestal object resembling a star |
| subterranean | below the earth |
| verbatim | word for word |
| obsolescent | going out of use |
| viviparous | bearing live young |
| convalescent | recovering from sickness |
| incandescent | glowing; giving off white light |
| adolescent | one who is becoming an adult |
| effervesce | to give off bubles; to show high spirits |
| obsolescence | the state of becoming obsolete |
| scientific | relating to or used in science |
| speculate | to consider by turning a subject in the mind |
