| A | B |
|---|
| ascetic | plain, stark, simple, austere in appearance, manner, or attitude |
| utilitarian | no frills, practical and functional as opposed to decorative |
| sparsely | of few and scattered elements; esp not thickly grown or settled |
| virtuoso | experp, incredibly skillful and masterful |
| pronouncement | a usually formal declaration of opinion |
| preoccupied | engrossed, busy or occupied with thought |
| discourteous | lacking courtesy; rude, impolite |
| encroaching | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| indefensible | incapable of being justified or excused; inexcusable |
| combativeness | marked by eagerness to fight or contend |
| placating | to soothe or mollify esp by concessions; appease |
| rectify | to set right; remedy, correct |
| advocate | one who pleads the cause of another |
| adversary | one who contends with, opposes, or resists; opponent, rival |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge; spiteful |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| preconceptions | opinions formed prior to actual knowledge or experience |
| unmitigated | not lessened; unrelieved |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude (attentive care and protectiveness) |
| botched | to foul up hopelessly; failed, spoiled |
| amorphous | wqithout shape or form |
| assurance | something that inspires or tends to inspire confidence |
| analogous | showing an analogy or a likeness that permits one to draw an analogy |
| cynicism | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic |
| satire | wit,irony, or saarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly |
| meticulously | extremely carefully, painstakingly |
| methodically | habitually proceeding according to method; systematically |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up; renovate |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course; roundabout, indirect |
| delineated | to mark the outline of; demarcated |
| feral | not domesticated or cultivated; wild |
| reticent | restrained in expression, presentation, or appearance |
| folly | lack of good sense or normal prudence and foresight; foolishness |
| ethical | involving or expressing moral approval or disapproval |
| heinous | hateful or shockingly evil |
| inconsequential | of no significance or importance |
| indignant | filled with indignation (angar aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean) |
| illogical | not observing the principles of logic; not reasonable or sound |
| antagonistic | marked by antagonism (actively expressed opposition or hostility) |
| entangled | to involve in a perplexing or troublesome situation |
| friction | the clashing between two persons or parties of opposed views |
| impassion | to arouse the feelings or passions of |
| erratic | characterezed by lack of consistence, regularity, or uniformity; deviating from the standard |
| goading | to incite or rouse as if with a goad; provoking, prodding |
| alacrity | promptness in response; cheerful readiness |
| quest | an act or instance of seeking; pursuit, search |
| uncanny | being beyojnd what is normal or expected |
| symptomatic | characteristic, indicative |
| theorized | to form a theory about; speculate |
| specter | a haunting or disturbing image or prospect (also a ghost or apparition) |
| condemn | to declare to be bad, wrong, or evil |
| reprehensible | deserving criticism |
| promulgate | to put (a law) into action or force |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch or a government |
| razed | demolished, destroyed to the ground |
| incumbent | obligatory, imposed as a duty (is also commonly used to refer to a politician who is currently in office) |
| formulate | to reduce to or express in a formula |
| rational | relating to, based on, or agreeable to reason; lucid |
