| A | B |
|---|
| allay | V: to calm or pacify |
| counterpart | N: complementing thing or person |
| effrontery | N: shameless boldness; impudence |
| ephemeral | A: short-lived; lasting a short time |
| felicitous | A: appropriate; well chosen; fortunate |
| furtive | A: sneaky, secret |
| cotorie | N: a circle of acquaintances |
| embellish | V: to decorate; improve by adding details |
| demur | N or V: to object; objection |
| convivial | A: festive, sociable |
| bestial | A: beastlike; brutal |
| raiment | N: clothing, garments |
| garish | A: glaring; tastelessly showy |
| indigent | A: needy, impoverished |
| misanthrope | N: a person who hates people |
| picayune | A: of little value, paltry |
| pertinacious | A: very persistent |
| wraith | N: a ghostly apparition |
| inordinate | A: far too great |
| threshold | N: the board that lies under a door; brink |
| illusory | A: misleading, deceptive |
| jettison | V: to cast overboard |
