| A | B |
| aptitude | A natural talent or ability |
| inept | Without skill |
| Conjugal | Pertaining to marriage, the relation of husband and wife |
| Adjunct | An added part not essential to the whole |
| Conjugate | To give forms of verbs in a fixed order |
| injunction | An authoritive command or order |
| Juncture | A serious state of affairs |
| Subjugate | To conquer: to dominate |
| astringent | Harsh, severe |
| strait | A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water |
| Stringent | Severe, constricted, tight |