| A | B |
|---|
| muse | think about, ponder |
| redress | payment for injury or to make things right |
| quintessence | perfect example; pure essence |
| reiterate | emphasize by repetition |
| tepid | neither hot nor cold |
| scrutinize | to look over carefully or critically |
| meticulous | showing extreme attention to details |
| impetus | driving force |
| artifice | a clever trick or clever falsehood |
| gibe | to tease with mocking words |
| grimace | a facial expression that shows negative emotion |
| guise | a deceptive appearance |
| retrogress | one step forward and two steps back |
| sojourn | a short visit |
| insidious | cleverly deceptive yet attractive |
| adversaries | opponents or enemies |
| demise | the death of someone famous |
| stolid | not easily moved by emotion |
| gape | to stare at in amazement |
| craven | very cowardly |
| negligible | insignificant; unimportant; very small |
| adroit | skillful |
| feasible | possible |
| impervious | safe from; unable to be harmed |
| fallow | inactive |
