| A | B |
|---|
| accrue | grow or accumulate, proceed from |
| annotation | critical or explanatory note or comment |
| antediluvian | antiquated, archaic |
| bedlam | state of uproar, pandemonium, chaos |
| covert | hidden, secret, clandestine, undercover |
| debonair | pleasant, polished, suave, gracious |
| dun | demand insistently; dark, dull |
| efficacious | effective, potent, powerful |
| equanimity | calmness, refusal to panic |
| fortuitous | accidental, happening by chance |
| gist | main point, essence, essential part |
| gratuitous | freely given, unnecesary, uncalled-for |
| imperious | demanding, arrogant, overbearing |
| inimical | hostile, unfriendly, harmful |
| invective | abusive language, strong denunciation or condemnation |
| motley | showing great diversity; a jester, a mixture of odd elements |
| munificent | extremely lavish, generous |
| procrastinate | to delay, put off til later, stall |
| provocative | tending to produce a strong feeling or response |
| recondite | exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding, profound, abstruse |
| reprobate | depraved, unprincipled person, scoundral, immoral, corrupt |
| sedentary | seated, stationary, static |
