| A | B |
|---|
| devious | underhanded |
| devious | roundabout |
| noncommital | giving no clear indication of attitude |
| recompense | repay |
| titanic | very large |
| prolific | producing many offspring |
| wraith | ghost |
| fallible | likely to do wrong |
| meditate | think quietly |
| meditate | plan |
| regimen | system of diet or exercise |
| attest | declare to be true |
| irrelevant | not related to the subject |
| gaudy | showy and cheap lookin |
| idolatry | worship of physical products as gods |
| acidulous | sharp |
| leach | dissolve and wash away |
| ensure | make certain |
| elocution | speaking in public |
| administer | manage the affairs of |
| administer | treat disease with |
| administer | deliver |
| administer | direct taking of |
| dehydrate | remove water from |
| rescind | cancel |
| impel | force |
| impel | move |
| veneer | thin surface layer |
| guile | cunning |
| dell | small secluded hollow |
| envoy | diplomatic officer ranked below ambassador |
| envoy | messenger |
| imposter | person claiming to be what he is not |
| cleric | clergyman |
| aquiline | curved |
| ordnance | weapons or war |
| invincible | that cannot be defeated |
| pewter | a tin and lead mixture |
| stenographer | shorthand typist |
| ethereal | delicate |
| ethereal | light and airy |
| dilate | speak or write at length |
| dilate | grow larger |
| craven | cowardly |
| lateral | sideways |
| sanctum | sacred place |
| prone | lying face down |
| prone | tending |
| penance | punishment for one's sins |
| wry | grimly or ironically humourous |
| rangy | slim and longlegged |
| lissome | supple and graceful |
| advent | memory |
| Advent | the period preceding christmas |
