| A | B |
| ADEPT | HAVING A NATURAL ABILITY TO DO SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES SKILL |
| ARDOR | GREAT ENTHUSIASM |
| BOGUS | NOT REAL |
| COMPULSION | A VERY STRONG DESIRE |
| DEMURE | WELL-BEHAVED |
| DILEMMA | A SITUATION IN WHICH A DIFFICULT CHOICE HAS TO BE MADE |
| DISPEL | TO REMOVE FEARS, DOUBTS, OR FALSE IDEAS |
| DORMANT | DESCRIBES SOMETHING THAT IS NOT ACTIVE OR GROWING |
| ENLIGHTEN | TO PROVIDE SOMEONE WITH INFORMATION OR UNDERSTANDING |
| FEIGN | TO PRETEND TO FEEL SOMETHING |
| GLIB | SPEAKING IN A CONFIDENT, PERSUASIVE WAY BUT WITHOUT HONESTY |
| HEW | TO CUT, BREAK OR DESTROY; TO ADHERE TO |
| ILLUSTRIOUS | FAMOUS |
| INTOLERABLE | TOO BAD OR UNPLEASANT TO DEAL WITH OR ACCEPT |
| LABORIOUS | NEEDING A LOT OF TIME OR EFFORT |
| MEDIOCRE | NOT VERY GOOD |
| MIRE | AN UNPLEASANT SITUATION WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO ESCAPE |
| MONOLOGUE | A LONG SPEECH BY ONE PERSON |
| SPASM | SUDDEN, UNCONTROLLABLE TIGHTENING OF A MUSCLE |
| SYNTHETIC | DESCRIBES PRODUCTS THAT ARE MADE FROM ARTIFICIAL SUBSTANCES |