| A | B |
| fortuitous | accidental, happening by chance |
| covert | hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret, sheltered, secluded, and hiding place |
| bedlam | a state or scene of uproar and confusion |
| debonair | pleasant, courteous, lighthearted, smooth, and polished manners |
| annotation | a critical or explanatory note or comment |
| gist | the essential part, main point |
| efficacious | effective, producing results |
| accrue | to grow or accumulate in the course of time; to happen as a natural result |
| dun | to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt; a creditor; dark, dull, drab; dingy; blackish |
| aquanimity | calmness, composure, refusal to panic |
| antediluvian | relating to or typical of ancient times; antiquated |
| provocative | tending to produce a strong feeling or response |
| sedentary | characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place |
| imperious | overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate, pressing, compelling |
| gratuitous | freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarrented |
| procrastinate | to delay, put off until later |
| recondite | exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding, profound, abstruse |
| munificent | extremely generous, lavish |
| inimical | unfriendly, hostile; harmful, unfavorable |
| motley | showing great siversity or variety |
| invective | a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language;abusive, vituperative |
| reprobate | a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; to disapprove of, condemn |