| A | B |
|---|
| abridge | to shorten |
| abstemious | sparing in the use of food or drink |
| abhor | to loathe or detest |
| aesthetic | pertaining to beauty |
| agenda | a schedule of a meeting |
| ambiguous | unclear, having more than one meaning |
| amorphous | having no shape |
| antidote | remedy for a poison |
| apathy | lack of interest |
| arrogance | overconfidence |
| blueprint | a detailed outline or plan for a building |
| comprehensive | including everything, complete |
| condemn | to express strong disapproval of |
| conflagration | a widespread fire |
| conformity | the act of becoming similar or identical to |
| conventional | traditional, mundane |
| cynicism | the belief that all human action is motivated by selfishness |
| debunk | to expose the falseness |
| defendant | someone who has been accused of committing a crime |
| detrimental | causing damage or harm |
| deliberate | adj. intentional, well tought out, v. to consider carefully |
| divergent | moving in different directions from a common point |
| diversity | the state of being different or having different elements |
| dupe | a person easily deceived |
| elusive | cleverly avoiding or escaping |
| erratic | unpredictably eccentric |
| esoteric | known only by a select few |
| exacerbate | to make worse |
| exemplary | serving as an example, commendable |
| exploit | to take advantage of, to use selfishly for one's own ends |
| extraneous | not pertinent or relevant |
| fluid | capable of flowing; changeing readily, as a plan |
| fundamental | basic, essential |
| ghastly | shockingly frightful |
| gullible | easily deceived |
| hiatus | a break or lapse in continuity |
| heir | a person who inherits another's belongings |
| hoard | to accumulate or stash away |
| implausible | not possible, not imaginable |
| impudence | bold disrespect or rudeness |
| inaudible | too quiet to be heard |
| incorrigible | not capable of being reformed |
| indecision | inability to decide |
| indelible | incapable of being erased |
| indifference | lack of interest, feeling or opinion |
| indomitable | unable to be subdued or overcome |
| infallible | unable to be proven wrong |
| inferred | concluded by reasoning |
| ingenuity | cleverness, originality |
| injurious | causing damage or loss |
| innate | existing in a person since birth; part of the character of something |
| innocuous | causing or intending little or no harm |
| inquisitive | curious |
| integrity | honesty, moral uprightness |
| irrelevant | not necessary or important to the matter at hand |
| jargon | words used by people in a particular field of work |
| lamentation | an expression of sorrow or deep regret |
| lampoon | sharp satire |
| levity | lightness; lacking seriousness |
| lofty | having great height or a stately manner |
| lurid | gruesome, melodramatic, shocking |
| magnate | a person of great influence in a particular field |
| marred | impaired the perfection of |
| meager | lacking in amoount or quality, poor |
| mediocrity | ordinariness, lack of distinction |
| methodical | orderly, having a set system |
| meticulous | very careful, attentive to details |
| migrate | to move from one place to another |
| miser | one who save greedily |
| mitigate | to make less severe |
| mobility | ability to move or be moved |
| monarch | a ruler; a king, queen or emperor |
| monotonous | boring; unvarying in tone or content |
| morose | gloomy; ill-tempered |
| mosaic | a picture made of small pieces of stone or glass |
| mundane | ordinary or commonplace |
| negate | to destroy the validity of something |
| novel | original, new and different |
| novice | a person who is new at something |
| nullify | to make invalid or worthless |
| obliterate | to wipe out, remove all traces |
| obscure | not known; difficult to understand |
| obsessive | overly preoccupied |
| objective | not affected by personal feelings |
| obsolete | outdated |
| ominous | signaling something evil is about to happen |
| omniscient | having complete knowledge |
| opaque | not transparent; hard to understand |
| paradox | something that seems to contradict itself |
| parochial | having a narrow scope |
| pastiche | piece of music, writing, or art combining several different sources or styles |
| patent | obvious, readily visible |
| paucity | small amount or number |
| penchant | a strong taste or liking |
| phenomena | occurrences, facts, or observable circumstances |
| philanthropist | someone who gives to worthy causes |
| persecution | tormenting a person because of his or her beliefs |
| pioneer | n. a leader in a field v. to lead the way in a field |
| pious | having reverence for a god |
| plagiarist | aperson who presents someone else's work as his or her own |
