| A | B |
|---|
| accost | v. to confront someone with a request or command |
| ascend | v. to move upward; to climb |
| candidate | n. 1. a person running for public office 2. a person who is considered for something, such as a prize or an honor |
| conventional | adj. based on accepted customs and practices |
| culprit | n. a guilty person |
| daft | adj. 1. delirious and crazy 2. foolish |
| disparage | v. to belittle; to denigrate |
| miscellaneous | adj. consisting of different things; mixed |
| placard | n. a sign or notice, often small |
| proximity | n. closeness |
| quarry | n. 1. the object of a chase 2. a pit where stone is extracted from the earth v. to extract stone from the earth |
| regatta | n. a boat race or series of boat races |
| sordid | adj. immorally foul; vulgar |
| stereotype | n. 1. an oversimplified image or opinion 2. one who embodies an oversimplified image of a group v. to assign an oversimplified image or opinion to a group |
| whet | v. 1. to sharpen 2. to stimulate or excite |
