| A | B |
|---|
| amiss | adj: faulty, imperfect; adv: wrongly (ANT: properly) |
| brawl | n: noisy quarrel or fight; v: to quarrel or fight noisily |
| detest | v: to hate, dislike very much (ANT: relish, love) |
| domestic | adj: native to a country, not foreign, relating to the life of a household; n: a household servant (ANT: foreign, alien) |
| flagrant | adj: extremely bad, glaring; scandalous (ANT: petty, inconsequential) |
| flaw | n: slight fault, defect (ANT: perfection) |
| fledgling | n: an inexperienced person, beginner; young bird about to leave the nest; adj: inexperienced (ANT: pro, expert, veteran) |
| fluster | v: to make or become confused, agitated, or nervous; n: a state of confusion or agitation (ANT: reassure, soothe) |
| foremost | adj: chief, most important, primary; adv: in the first place (ANT: last, secondary) |
| momentum | n: the force or speed with which something moves |
| notable | adj: striking, remarkable; n: person who is well known, distinguished (ANT: unremarkable, unknown) |
| nurture | v: to bring up, care for, nourish; n: rearing, training (ANT: neglect, ignore) |
| paradox | n: self-contradictory statement which proves true; person or thing with contradictory qualities |
| perjury | n: the act of swearing to a lie |
| presume | v: to take for granted; to dare or to take upon oneself |
| prior | adj: earlier, former |
| proficient | adj: skilled, expert or capable in any field or activity (ANT: incompetent, inept) |
| salvo | n: burst of gunfire or cannon shot as tribute or salute; spirited verbal attack; sudden burst of anything |
| vigilant | adj: wide-awake, alert, watchful (ANT: sleepy, inattentive) |
| wrath | n: intense anger (ANT: favor, approval, blessing) |
