| A | B |
|---|
| ubiquitous | existing everywhere at the same time |
| provocative | stimulates action, thought, feeling; stimulating |
| altruist | person who is concerned for the welfare of society; unselfish |
| squalor | conditions of filth; filth and wretchedness |
| ominous | evil omen; threatening |
| candor | honesty; openness |
| anthropomorphize | to attribute human characteristics to an animal or god |
| venison | deer meat |
| oxymoron | a statement with contradictory iduas ("Jumbo Shrimp") |
| sanctum | a room, place where one is not to be disturbed; sacred place |
| torrid | highly passionate; ardent |
| homage | to show reverence or respect |
| conundrum | any perplexing mystery or riddle |
| imminent | a misfortune that is likely to happen without delay |
| empathy | sharing another's feelings or emotions |
| magnaminity | to make sacrafices for a worthy end; genorosity of spirit |
| benefactor | one who gives financial or other aid; patron |
| divisiveness | creation of discord or disagreement; dissension |
| flatulence | gas in the stomach |
| epistle | a formal or elegant letter |
| fracas | a brawl or noisy quarrel |
| acumen | keen insight or judgement; esp in dealing with a situation |
| prodigy | a highly talented or gifted child |
| panache | carefree or spirited self-confidence or style |
| dispatch | a message or act of sending a message |
| acrimony | sharpness in speech or disposition; caustic |
| dogma | established doctrines; a positive yet arrogent assertion of opinion |
| furlough | a leave of absence from duty; esp the military |
| prevaricator | one who tells lies |
| rhetorically | asked only for effect; no answer being expected |
| emancipatin | freedom from restrain or servitude; release control |
| abject | the lowest degree; miserable |
| malign | to speak evil of, slander |
| repartee | skill in making witty replies, a series of such witty replies |
| intrepid | fearless, very brave |
| mandibles | jaws |
| beguiled | to charm or deceive |
| emote | to act in an amotional or theatrical manner for dramatic purposes |
| extort | to get money, etc. from someone by violence or threats |
| monosyllabic | one syllable |
| perpatrate | to do something evil, criminal; to be guilty |
| hypothetical | assumed; supposed |
| countenance | facial features; appearance |
| simian | monkey or ape like |
| impunity | free from punishment, penalty or harm |
| effigy | a crude figure of a hated person |
| gesticulations | to make gestures esp. when speaking |
| bovine | of or relating to cows or oxens |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| carnivores | a flesh-eating animal |
| iconoclast | one who destroys religious images or opposes their veneration |
| canines | a canine animal (such as a domesticated dog) |
| herbivore | feeding on plants |
| epiphany | a sudden striking understanding of something |
| nemesis | one that reflects retrubution or vengeance |
| avent-garde | people who create or apply new or experimental ideas and techniques |
| precognition | remembering the future before it comes to you |
| anomaly | an irregularity |
| premises | a piece of land with the structures on it |
| extemporanous | not planned beforehand |
