| A | B |
|---|
| apathy | lack of feeling or concern; indifference |
| appall | fill with horror; shock |
| asset | advantage, resource; anything owned that has value |
| cardinal | of principal importance; chief; main, primary |
| exclusive | excluding all others from participation; sole; undivided |
| fiasco | disaster; complete failure, flop |
| fractious | hard to manage; unruly; cranky |
| gusto | keen enjoyment; zest, with enthusiasm |
| incapacitate | make incapable; disable, paralyze |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered or defeated; indimitable |
| obsess | haunt, trouble; preoccupy the thoughts of |
| pernicious | highly injurious; deadly, hurtful |
| perverse | willfully determined not to do what is right; contrary; wrongheaded |
| qualm | feeling of uneasiness; scruple, compunction |
| raze | level to the ground; tear down, demolish |
| resourceful | able to meet situations skillfully; quickwitted, intelligent |
| selfless | devoted to others' welfare; unselfish; altruistic |
| stupefy | overwhelm with amazement; astound, astonish |
| taint | corrupt, contaminate |
| unqualified | unrestricted; complete; without restriction |
