1. List 1B
Viscous - of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive
Caricature - a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things; the art or process of producing such pictures, descriptions,
Unscrupulous - not scrupulous; unrestrained by scruples; conscienceless; unprincipled
Deference - respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another
Didactic – of a nature to teach or instruct
Ephemeral – lasting a short time; short-lived
Flippant – disrespectful; shallow; lacking seriousness
Ostensible – apparent; obvious; conspicuous
Corpulent – fat; stout; large
Cliché – an overused gesture or saying
Culpable – deserving of blame; blameworthy
Exonerate – to free of blame or wrongdoing
Extort – to obtain by force, terror, or one’s office; to compel something of a person or thing
Illicit – illegal; not legally appropriate
Incorrigible – not easily fixed or swayed; unruly; willful; impervious to constraints or punishments

2. 2B Accost (V) – to attack Mollify (V) – to sooth or make calm
Prattle (V) – to babble meaninglessly
Necromancy (N) – magic, sorcery
Penitence (N) – regret for sin or wrongdoing
Recluse (N) – one who has withdrawn from society
Portent (Adj.) – something that foreshadows a coming event; omen
Pathos (N) – sympathetic pity
Probity (N) – moral uprightness
Requital (N) – something given in return or retaliation
Solemnity (N) - seriousness
Compel (V) - to drive or force
Oscillation (V) - back and forth movement
Pivotal (Adj.) - central; acting as a point around which other things turn
Malign (Adj./V) – evil; to speak ill of; to slander

3. 3B Judicious (Adj.) - cautious; wise Acute (Adj.) - keen or sharp
Fastidious (Adj.) - difficult to please; critical
Gaudy (Adj.) - showy but lacking in good taste
Preposterous (Adj.) - ridiculous
Poignant (Adj.) - emotionally moving
Myriad (N) - countless
Trepidation (N) - anxious uncertainty
Elude (V) – to escape
Appalling (Adj.) – frightful; unlikeable
Interpose (v.): put forth in order to interfere
Afford (v.): to give or provide
ruse (n): trick or deception
Render (v.): to make
Archaic (adj.): old, outdated