Here is the Word list 2

Word list 2  Group 1		Notes
Acrid	sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes)		...................................................
Boorish	ill-mannered		...................................................
Cynical	believing that people act only out of selfish motives		...................................................
Epistle	a letter (form of communication)		...................................................
Heresy	against orthodox opinion		...................................................
Lance	spear; spike; javelin		...................................................
Obscure	difficult to understand; partially hidden		...................................................
Poignant	deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions		...................................................
Respite	a break; intermission		...................................................
Terse	concise; to the point		...................................................

Group 2		Notes
Acrophobia	fear of heights		...................................................
Bourgeois	middle class		...................................................
Debility	weakness; incapacity		...................................................
Epistolary	concerned with letters; through correspondence		...................................................
Hiatus	interruption; pause		...................................................
Languid	tired; slow		...................................................
Obscured	hidden; covered; buried		...................................................
Poised	calm; collected; self-possessed		...................................................
Resplendent	shining; glowing		...................................................
Therapeutic	medicinal; curative		...................................................

Group 3		Notes
Acuity	sharpness (mental or visual)		...................................................
Braggart	someone who boasts		...................................................
Debunking	exposing false claims or myths		...................................................
Epitomized	typified; characterized; personified		...................................................
Hidebound	rigid in opinions		...................................................
Languish	decay; fade away; get weaker		...................................................
Obsequious	servile; submissive		...................................................
Polemical	causing debate or argument		...................................................
Restorative	a tonic		...................................................
Thwart	prevent; frustrate		...................................................

Group 4		Notes
Adamant	forceful; inflexible		...................................................
Brawny	muscular		...................................................
Decathlon	an athletic competition with ten events		...................................................
Equivocate	speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth		...................................................
Hieroglyphics	1. picture writing; 2. writing which is difficult to read or enigmatic		...................................................
Larceny	theft; robbery; stealing		...................................................
Obsession	a dominating concern		...................................................
Ponderous	weighty; slow and heavy		...................................................
Retention	preservation; withholding		...................................................
Timorous	cowardly; fearful		...................................................

Group 5		Notes
Adroit	skilful		...................................................
Brevity	being brief		...................................................
Decorum	dignified, correct behavior [decorous (a)]		...................................................
Err	make a mistake		...................................................
Hinder	obstruct		...................................................
Largess	generosity		...................................................
Obsolete	no longer valid		...................................................
Pontificate	speak pompously or dogmatically		...................................................
Reticent	restrained; holding something back; uncommunicative		...................................................
Tirade	stream of verbal abuse		...................................................

Group 6		Notes
Adulation	strong admiration; worship		...................................................
Bristle	to show irritation		...................................................
Decoy	lure; trap; trick		...................................................
Erratic	wandering; irregular		...................................................
Histrionic	theatrical; exaggerated		...................................................
Laud	praise		...................................................
Obstreperous	noisy and boisterous		...................................................
Portend	foretell		...................................................
Retraction	withdrawal; cancellation of a statement		...................................................
Titter	giggle quietly		...................................................

Group 7		Notes
Adversity	hardship		...................................................
Broach	start to discuss; approach		...................................................
Deference	respect		...................................................
Esoteric	obscure and difficult to understand		...................................................
Hoary	old		...................................................
Lavish	on a grand scale; wasteful		...................................................
Obtuse	mentally dull		...................................................
Portent	a warning sign; omen		...................................................
Revere	worship		...................................................
Tome	large book		...................................................

Group 8		Notes
Advocate	support		...................................................
Brusque	blunt; abrupt		...................................................
Defoliate	cause leaves to fall off		...................................................
Espouse	promote; take up; support		...................................................
Hone	sharpen; increase; whet		...................................................
Lax	careless; not strict		...................................................
Obviate	avoid; make unnecessary		...................................................
Poseur	someone who puts on an act		...................................................
Riddled	full of (usually full of holes)		...................................................
Torpid	inactive; lazy; stagnant		...................................................

Group 9		Notes
Aesthetic	concerning art or beauty		...................................................
Bulwark	fortification; barricade; wall		...................................................
Defunct	no longer in existence		...................................................
Etymology	the study of word origins		...................................................
Hyperbole	grossly exaggerated speech		...................................................
Legend	1. key to map; 2. myth or story		...................................................
Odious	hateful		...................................................
Posterity	future generations		...................................................
Rife	common		...................................................
Torpor	dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity		...................................................

Group 10		Notes
Affable	friendly; social; easygoing		...................................................
Bureaucracy	officialdom		...................................................
Degradation	deprivation; poverty; debasement		...................................................
Eulogy	praise		...................................................
Hypochondriac	a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses		...................................................
Legion	in large numbers		...................................................
Officious	domineering; intrusive; meddlesome		...................................................
Posthumous	after death		...................................................
Rigor	thoroughness		...................................................
Totter	walk unsteadily		...................................................