| A | B |
|---|
| Askance | a sidelong glance, with suspicion or disapproval |
| Aspersions | disparaging remark, abusive attack on one's character |
| Berm | an earthen wall |
| Blathering | talking idly |
| Blubbered | whined, spoke through your tears |
| Codger | an eccentric but amusing old man |
| Dermatology | study of skin diseases |
| Despair | abandon hope |
| Devise | contrive, formulate, invent |
| Ephemeral | short-lived |
| Eureka | an exclamation of discovery |
| Gaunt | emaciated |
| Grimace | a contorted facial expression |
| Grouch | a chronic bad-tempered complainer |
| Gullible | easily fooled |
| Humility | a disposition to be humble |
| Ilk | kind, form, sort, variety |
| Inchoate | only partly in existence |
| Luster | shines with reflected light |
| Mantra | a constantly repeated word or phrase |
| Mediocre | poor to middling in quality |
| Minutiae | a small or trivial detail |
| Nascent | emergent, coming into existence |
| Nerve-racking | stressful |
| Nitwit | a stupid, incompetent person |
| Obsessing | to be totally preoccupied |
| Pervert | a deviate |
