| A | B |
| puerile | juvenile or immature; silly; inane |
| pseudonym | a pen name; any assumes name |
| raze | to totally destroy, right down to the ground |
| requisite | required; essential |
| ruse | a clever trick or deception |
| verbose | using more words than necessary; wordy |
| taciturn | untalkative by nature; silent |
| mollify | to calm someone's temper or appease bad feelings |
| heed | to pay attention to or notice |
| hiatus | a break |