| A | B |
|---|
| skeptic | one who habitually questions matters generally accepted |
| scoff | to mock or jeer at |
| foolhardy | reckless; foolishly daring |
| contempt | feeling toward something or someone he considers worthless |
| earnest | serious and intense |
| infectious | likely to cause infection |
| temperament | ones natural disposition or nature |
| speculation | the act of thinking reflectively |
| optimism | the tendency to take the most hopeful view of matters |
| consensus | opinion held by most or all; general aggrement |
| apparition | anything that appears unexpectedly or stangely |
| epidemic | spreading rapidly among many people |
| prominent | noticeable; sticking out |
| melancholy | sadness and depression of spirits |
| culvert | drain under a road or embankment |
| beseech | to ask for earnestly |
| ajar | slightly open |
