| A | B |
| legacy | a gift by will, something handed down by an ancestor or predecessor |
| lethargic | sluggish, languid |
| levity | excessive frivolity, flippancy |
| luxuriant | abundant growth, very fertile |
| magnanimity | having a lofty, generous, and courageous spirit |
| malevolence | ill will or evil intentions |
| malice | desire to harm others |
| marred | something damaged or defaced |
| melancholy | depression of spirits |
| menagerie | a collection of live wild animals on exhibition, a varied mixture |
| nebulous | lacking clarity of feature or sharpness of outline |
| oblivion | state of being forgotten |
| obscure | difficult to see, vague |
| obstinate | unyielding regardless of reason or logic |
| obtrude | to thrust out, to thrust forward |
| oculist | a doctor who specializes in treatment of the eyes |
| perpetuate | to prolong the existence of something |
| plagiarize | to steal and use another's writings as one's own |
| pneumatic | pertaining to gas or air |
| poignant | piercing, incisive, and keen |
| portent | a sign or forewarning |
| precipitate | to cause to spedily occur, throw headlong |
| presumptuous | brazenly overstepping bounds, arrogant |
| prodigal | wasteful, a person given to extravagance |
| profundity | profound knowledge, intellectual depth |