| A | B |
|---|
| bilk | to cheat or swindle; defraud (v) |
| solvent | able to pay all one's debts (adj); a substance that can dissolve another substance (n) |
| coven | a gathering or meeting (n) |
| versatile | competent in many things (adj) |
| garnish | decorate (v.) |
| imbibe | to drink (v) |
| incarcerate | to imprison (v) |
| malodorous | having a bad odor; stinking (adj) |
| mottled | marked with blotches, etc. of different colors (adj) |
| noisome | injurious to health; harmful; foul-smelling (adj) |
| pensive | thoughtful or feflective, often in a melancholy way |
| purveyors | supplyers (n) |
| credible | that can be believed (adj) |
| acerbic | sourness; sharpness of temper, words (n) |
| encumber | to hold back the motion or action of; hinder; burden (v) |
| enthralling | to captivate; fascinate (v) |
| coddle | to cook in water not quite boiling; pamper (v) |
| befuddled | to be confused (v) |
| blunderbuss | a short gun with a broad muzzle (n) |
| requite | to repay for (benefit, service or an injury; wrong) (v) |
| precis | a concise abridgment; summary (n) |
| perishable | that may perish; die; destroyed (spoiled some foods) (adj) |
| travesty | a farcical imitation in ridicule (n) |
| synchronize | to move or occur at the same time or rate (v) |
| pyromania | a compulsion to start destructive fires (n) |
| query | a question; inquiry (n) |
| laggard | (n) a slow person; (adj) slow; falling behind |
| bolt | (v) to move rapidly |
| abject | (adj) miserable, wretched; lacking self-respect; degraded |
| germane | (adj) truly relevant; pertinent |
| codicil | (n) an addition to a will |
| crescendo | (n) a gradual increase, climax |
| aperture | (n) an opening; hole |
| flower | (v) steadily grow |
| array | (n) attire, clothing; (v) to place in order |
| quaint | (adj) odd, old-fashioned, strange |
| precognition | (n) clairvoyance relating to an event or state not yet experienced |
| winsome | (adj) generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| vestiges | (n) a trace or visible sign left by something |
| searing | (n) scorching; burning |
| nimble | (adj) quick and light in motion |
| vignette | (n) an ornamental design used on page of a book, etc; a picture shading off gradually at the edges; a short literary sketch, scene in a film, etc |
| articulate | (adj) able to speak clearly; jointed, usually; made up of distinct sounds |
| palette | (n) board held by a painter to mix paints on; a set of colors |
