| A | B |
|---|
| abridge | (verb) to shorten |
| emendation | (noun) a correction |
| shrew | (noun) a mouse-like, bad-tempered, nagging woman |
| lucrative | (adj) profitable; producing money or wealth |
| garrulous | (adj) talking too much, especially about unimportant things |
| verbose | (adj) wordy; using or containing more words than necessary |
| invoke | (verb) to call upon a higher power; to ask or appeal for |
| finality | (noun) the quality of being complete or settled |
| supercilious | (adj) showing scorn or haughtiness; disdainful |
| impromptu | (adj) without previous thought or preparation |
