| A | B |
| abstruse | difficult to understnd |
| accrue | to arise or increase as a natural result or growth |
| acquiesce | to accept as inevitable |
| besmirch | to stain or tarnish |
| explicit | fully and clearly expressed |
| histrionic | purposefully affected |
| impropriety | state of being improper or unsuitable |
| inveigle | to lure or trick into doing something |
| penitent | sorry for having done something |
| probity | honesty; trustworthiness |
| purport | to give or present false impression |
| repercussion | unforseen effect of an event |
| revelation | something made known or revealed |
| surfeit | an excess |
| unsavory | having an unpleasant look, taste, or smell |