| A | B |
|---|
| Decorous | proper |
| cathartic | cleansing |
| abhorrent | disgusting or loathsome |
| amicable | friendly |
| anachronism | error in the order of time |
| florid | flowery |
| auspicious | attended by favorable circumstances |
| boorishness | rude or clumsy behavior |
| censure | strong disapproval |
| cartography | making maps or charts |
| frugal | economical |
| intrepid | fearless |
| hedonist | one devoted to pleasure |
| holistic | emphasizing the whole |
| idealogue | theorist |
| laggard | straggler |
| impetuous | marked by violent force |
| incisive | clear and sharp |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed |
| idiosyncratic | of peculiar behavioral characteristics |
| impregnable | impossible to attach or challenge |
| lamentation | expression of sorrow |
| superfluous | beyond what is required |
| zealous | enthusiastic |
| malleable | capable of being shaped |
| mundane | ordinary |
| obstinate | stubborn |
| refute | prove false |
| rebuke | criticize sharply |
| prosaic | commonplace |
| quell | to put down forcefully |
| polarization | interests about 2 conflicting positions |
| precocious | characterized by early development |
| nefarious | infamous by being wicked |
| rhetoric | study of using language |
| sanguine | red color or cheerfully optimistic |
| staid | fixed or permanent |
| swagger | brag or boast |
| obstreperous | noisily defiant |
| venerate | respect |
| vindicate | to clear of accusation |
| vindictive | revengeful |
| lucid | easily understood |
| rancor | resentment |
| laud | to glorify |
| collusion | secret agreement for illegal purposes |
| exlectic | from a variety of sources |
| dogmatic | arrogant assertion of unproved principles |
| adulation | excessive flattery |
| consummate | complete in every respecdt |
| cursory | performed with haste |
| deride | to speak of or treat with contempt |
| destitution | complete poverty |
| disparage | to reduce in esteem or rank |
| elucidate | to make clear |
| eloquent | vividly expressive |
| apprehensive | anxious about the future |
| diffidence | being shy |
| embody | to give bodily form to |
| equanimity | being calm |
| equitable | impartial or just |
| equivocal | uncertain significance |
| eulogy | written tribute |
| evanescent | vanishing like vapor |
| exemplary | worthy of imitation |
| felicitous | admirably suited |
