| A | B |
| perforce | by force of circumstances |
| hypothecate | hypothesize |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag : displaying good-humored mischief |
| thrasonical | of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of Thraso : bragging, boastful |
| eupeptic | of, relating to, or having good digestion |
| acerbic | acid in temper, mood, or tone |
| peccant | guilty of a moral offense : sinning |
| transpontine | situated on the farther side of a bridge |
| henotheism | the worship of one god without denying the existence of other gods |
| infotainment | a television program that presents information (as news) in a manner intended to be entertaining |
| enjoinder | an authoritative request : command |
| gruntle | to put in a good humor |
| flummox | confuse |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| pilgarlic | a man looked upon with humorous contempt or mock pity |
| palooka | oaf, lout |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| adulate | to flatter or admire excessively or slavishly |
| parry | to evade especially by an adroit answer |