| A | B |
|---|
| amenity | pleasant quality; attractiveness; an attractive feature; anything that adds to one's comfort |
| aperture | a gap, hole, or opening; the opening in a camera through which light passes into the lens |
| deposition | removal from office or position of power; the act of testifying |
| diabolical | of the devil; fiendish; very wicked or cruel |
| facade | the front of a building; the front part of anything |
| increment | increase; gain; growth; the fact of becoming greater; Math. the quantity by which a variable increases |
| paroxysm | a sudden attack or intensification of the symptoms of a disease, usually recurring periodically; a sudden outburst of laughter or rage or sneezing; spasm; fit |
| pedantry | ostentatious display of knowledge; an arbitrary adherence to rules and forms |
| pittance | any small share; a small amount of money |
| presage | a sign or warning of a future event; omen |
| recreant | orig. crying for mercy; cowardly; craven; failing to keep faith; disloyal |
| recrimination | the act of answering an accuser by accusing him in return; a counter charge |
| repine | to feel or express unhappiness or discontent; complain; fret |
| risque | very close to being improper; daring; suggestive |
| talisman | something, as a ring or a stone, bearing engraved figures or symbols supposed to bring good luck; a charm |
| undulating | causing to move in waves; giving a wavy form; having a wavy form |
| untenable | that cannot be held, defended or maintained; incapable of being occupied |
| unwonted | not common, usual, or habitual; infrequent; rare; not accustomed |
| viscous | having a cohesive and sticky fluid consistency |
| verbiage | an excess of words beyond those needed to express what is meant; wordiness |
