| A | B |
|---|
| superfluous | excessive, unnecessary |
| fabrication | making up, inventing |
| ambiguous | expression having two or more meanings |
| gregarious | living in heards |
| superficial | at the top, shallow |
| undermine | to wear away at the supports of |
| contend | to fight or argue, compete |
| disdain | aloof contempt |
| paradox | a statement that seems contradictory but may be true in fact |
| ambivalence | simultaneous conflicting feelings |
| conciliatory | to make friendly |
| conventional | state of being conventional |
| thwart | frustrate, defeat |
| austere | stern, harsh |
| autonomy | freedom from external control, self governed |
| belie | to prove false |
| benevolence | inclination to do good |
| complacent | tranquilly pleased |
| condone | to forgive or overlook |
| efface | erase |
| innocuous | harmless |
| reticence | disinclination to speak |
| augment | to make or becoe greater |
| lucidity | transparency |
| scrupulous | having of showwing scruples |
| poignancy | the quality of fact of being poignant |
| proliferation | rapid increase |
| redundant | superfluous, unnecessary words |
| vacillation | swaying to and fro |
| vindicate | clear from criticism |
| banal | trite |
| debuk | to expose the exaggerated or false clams |
| eccentricity | quality or habit of deviating from what is usual or customary |
| garrulous | talking much |
| hyperbole | exaggeration for a fact, not to be taken literally |
| idiosyncratic | of pertaining too or of the nature of a mental constitution |
| impeccable | faultless |
| forge | to form or shape by heating and hammering |
| hersey | a religious belief opposed to the orthodox doctrines of a church |
| insidious | characterized by treachery or slyness |
| insular | narrow-minded, illiberal |
| laconic | terse in expression; concise |
| lethargic | abnormally drowsy, sluggish, apathetic |
| mundane | of the world; worldly |
| novice | a person new to something; beginner |
| omniscience | knowing all things |
| pedantry | excessive reverence for academic knowledge |
| perusal | a survey; an examination |
| placid | calm; quiet |
| procincial | coutrylike; rustic; narrow; limited |
| salutary | healthful; beneficial |
| stoic | showing indifference to joy, grief, pleasure or pain; impassive |
| terseness | freedom from superfluous words; conciseness |
| accolade | approving mention; award |
| antiquated | old-fashioned; out of date |
| avarice | greed for money |
| cajole | coax with flattery and insincere talk |
| circumvent | get the better of or prevent by craft or ingenuity |
| covet | long for; desire culpably |
| credulous | tendancy to believe too readily |
| denigrate | to belittle the character of; defame |
| disgruntled | made peevishly discontented; made sulky |
| droll | amusing in an odd or wry way |
| egregious | remarkable badly; flagrantly |
| enmity | the attitude or feelings of an enemy or enemies; hositility |
| extrapolate | to estimate on the basis of known facts |
| frugality | thriftiness |
| hallowed | holy or sacred |
| haughtiness | arrogance; having or showing great pride in oneself and contempt for others |
| indigenous | existing or growing naturally in a region or country; native |
| intrepid | fearless; undaunted; daring;brave |
| inundate | flood, submerge, cover with water |
| malign | to speak evil of slander |
| odious | deserving of or causing hatred or repugnance; hateful; offensive |
