| A | B |
|---|
| genial | sympathetic, friendly, kindly |
| affable | pleasant and at ease talking to others |
| harbor | to hold a thought or feeling |
| pique | to excite or arouse by provocation, challenge or rebuff |
| punctuate | to break into or interrupt at intervals |
| extenuating | to try to lessen the seriousness by making partial excuses |
| evoke | call forth; conjure |
| innate | belonging to, existing in, determined by factors present at birth |
| rapport | relation marked by harmony, affinity or accord |
| procure | to get possession of |
| arid | excessively dry |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection |
| garish | offensively or distressingly bright; glaring |
| crass | having a grossness of mind--without delicacy or discrimination |
| voluminous | having great volume or bulk |
| oblivious | lacking knowledge or awareness |
| embittered | having bitter feelings |
| emissary | an agent (or ambassador) for another |
| vivid | sharp, intense; producing a clear impression |
| cartographer | one who makes maps |
| foreboding | to have an inward conviction of (coming ill or misfortune) |
| encompass | to enclose, form a circle about |
| perplex | fill with uncertainty; puzzle |
| oration | speech, often delivered in a formal and dignified manner |
| unyielding | not surrendering or giving control over |
| undermine | to weaken or ruin by degrees |
| strife | a fight, struggle |
| interlocutor | s/one who takes part in a dialogue or conversation |
| portentously | s/thing that foreshadows a coming event |
| interminable | seeming to have no end |
| enveloped | to enclose or enfold completely as if with a covering |
| remote | isolated, secluded, far from activity |
| verdant | green with growing plants |
| prompt | to move to action; incite |
| peruse | to study or examine with attention and in detail |
| legitimacy | the state of being legitimate (not false) |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality |
| profoundly | intensity of feeling or quality |
| sarcastically | having the character of sarcasm (wit that is bitter, caustic or ironic) |
| admonish | to express warning or disapproval in a gentle or earnest manner |
| nondescript | dull; lacking distinctive or interesting qualities |
| colossal | having bulk, entent or power that approaches the stupendous or incredible |
| austere | stern or cold in appearance or manner |
| collaborator | co-worker, colleague |
| portal | door or entrance (especially grand or imposing one) |
| vast | very great in size, amount, degree or intensity |
| torpid | lacking in energy or vigor |
| charismatic | having magnetic charm or appeal |
| potentate | a ruler; a monarch |
| supple | able to perform bending or twisting movements easily or gracefully |
| captivate | influence and dominate by chart, art with an irresistible appeal |
| precarious | lack of security or stability that threatens with danger |
| contiguous | touching or connected in an unbroken sequence |
| periphery | external boundary or surface of s/thing |
| periodically | occurring at regular intervals |
| presiding | acting as president, chairman or moderator |
| rambled | to talk or write in a long-winded, wandering fashion |
| rousing | stirring; giving rise to excitement |
| preempted | to take the place of |
| comparatively | relatively; in comparison to s/thing else |
| compelling | demanding attention |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| assiduous | marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| fortitude | strength of mind enabling a person to encounter danger with courage |
| awestruck | filled with wonder |
| cordial | warmly and genially affable |
| articulate | expressing oneself clearly or effectively |
| yearning | to long persistenly, wistfully or sadly |
| compassionately | having or showing sympathy to others' distress, together with a desire to alleviate it |
| coerce | to compel to an act or choice |
| exasperated | irritated or annoyed |
| empathetic | being understanding of and sensitve to thoughts, feelings, and experiences of another |
| forlorn | miserable |
| foster | to promote the growth or development of |
| redeeming | to release from blame or debt |
| grievance | a cause of distress (e.g., unsatisfactory working condition) about which one complains |
