| A | B |
|---|
| copious | abundant |
| tenacious | tough; stubborn |
| surreptitous | done or acting in a secret ,sly manner |
| voracious | an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit |
| officious | ready to serve; eager in offering unwanted services or advice |
| spurious | not genuine; false |
| onerous | troublesome or oppressive; burdensome |
| gregarious | seeeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable |
| pious | devout or virtuous; holy |
| scrupulous | careful of small details; honest |
| attrition | a gradual reduction or weakening |
| edification | enlighten; instruct |
| abultion | a cleansing with water or other liquid |
| elocution | the art of public speaking |
| writhe | to cause to twist or bend; to suffer acutely, as in pain or embarrassment |
| pedestrain | ordinary; moving on foot |
| carrion | dead or rotting flesch |
| pinion | bind the wings so as not to fly; confine |
| kismet | fate |
| ambivalence | indecision; experiencing contradictory emotions |
| deploy | to arrange strategically |
| cavalier | casual; carefre and nonchalant |
| egg | to encourage or incite to action |
| mete | to distribute by or as if by measure; allot |
| nullify | to make useless; cancel; undo |
| embroil | to involve in agrument or hostile action |
| waffle | to speak or write evasively |
| ascribe | to attribute to a specific cause, source, or orgin |
| enhance | to improve; to intensify |
| impair | to cause to diminish, as in strength, value, or quality |
| terse | brief and to the point, concise |
| coerce | to force someone by threatening or physically overpowering him |
| diverse | different; varied |
| abate | to reduce |
| abide | to remain; continue, stay; endure |
| gambit | to take a risk for some advantage |
| jaunt | a short pleasure trip |
| frank | straightfoward; open and sincere in expression |
| lithe | bending easily and gracefully |
| aesthetic | having to do with artistic beauty |
| gullible | easily cheated or fooled |
| mawkish | excessively and objectionably sentimental |
| raffish | cheaply vulgar in appearance or nature; tawdry |
| continuum | a continuous whole without clear division into parts |
| travail | strenuous physical or mental labor or effort |
| intrepid | fearless; bold |
| languid | lacking energy; weak; showing little interest in anything |
| exodus | a mass departure |
| influx | a mass arrival or incoming; a continuous coming |
| abash | to make ashamed or uneasy |
| incessant | continuing without interrruption; nonstop |
| latent | laying hidden or undeveloped; potential |
| eloquent | extremely expresive in speech, writing, or movement |
| diffident | lacking self-confidence; timid |
| malcontent | dissatisfied with existing conditions |
| eminent | standing out, renowned, distinguished; prominent |
| wince | to flinch; to shrink back or start aside, as a blow or pain |
| prudent | cautious; discreet; exercising good judgment |
| augment | to make or becoming greater |
| ebullience | enthusiastic; bubbling with excitement |
| rhetoric | the art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; over-elaborate language |
| dogmatic | characterized by an authoritative, often arrogant, assertion of opinions or beliefs |
| philipic | a verbal denunciation characteriezed by harsh, insulting language; a tirade |
| pandemic | widespread; general |
| idyllic | charming in a rustic way; naturaaly peaceful |
| cryptic | having an ambiguous or hidden meaning |
| choleric | hot-tempered; quick to anger |
| peccadillo | a slight or trifling sin; a minor offense |
| emphatic | forcibly expressive |
| logistics | the management of the details of an operation |
