| A | B |
|---|
| abstemious | sparing (usually in eating or drinking); temperate |
| admonish | to caution, to advise, or to counsel against something |
| amity | friendship |
| bastion | a fortification, a stronghold |
| callous | hardened; insensitive, indifferent, unsympathetic |
| clemency | leniency |
| debunk | to expose the falseness or hypocrisy of something |
| diffuse | to spread in all directions |
| dupe | to trick, to fool, to deceive, or to cheat, to bilk |
| exorcise | to expel an evil spirit, to get rid of something troublesome |
| finesse | delicate skill |
| humility | the quality or state of being humble in spirit |
| imperious | extremely overbearing |
| larceny | the act of stealing another's property |
| mirth | gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter |
| mollify | to soothe or to appease, to assuage |
| neologism | a newly coined word or phrase; new use of a word (often disapproved of) |
| orthodox | conforming to established standards, conventional |
| plight | difficult or adverse situation |
| repertoire | a list of works of music or readings that are ready for performance |
| rupture | to break apart, to burst |
| solicitous | worried, concerned |
| stolid | showing little emotion |
| tempestuous | turbulent, stormy |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
