| A | B |
|---|
| bauble | trinket; inexpensive jewelry |
| deign | to behave as an equal to someone thought of as inferior |
| limpid | clear; easily understood; calm |
| interstice | narrow space; interval of time |
| meld | blend |
| lucid | shining or bright; clear |
| caesura | a pause in discussion or music |
| prognosticate | to predict based on signs |
| nebulous | hazy, confused; cloudlike |
| bastion | a well-protected position |
| ruminate | to ponder |
| incongruous | out of place; not in agreement |
| deficit | a shortage or loss |
| collude | conspire; to act in secret to break the law |
| onerous | burdensome obligations |
| persiflage | banter; flippant attitude |
| condescend | to behave as if superior |
| glib | comment that seems insincere or lacking concern |
| cant | to tilt or turn; pious or righteous remarks that are insincere |
| abet | to help someone doing wrong |
| facile | easily accomplished; glib |
| cloister | to confine in seclusion; place of religious seclusion |
| refute | to prove to be wrong or false |
| incandescent | glowing or white with heat; highly intelligent |
| shortcoming | a fault, failure or weakness; defect |
