| A | B |
|---|
| detriment | something that causes damage |
| dexterous | skillful in use of hands or body |
| discretion | careful about moral standards |
| facetious | humorous |
| gregarious | sociable |
| optimum | best possible |
| ostentatious | meant to impress others |
| scrupulous | good judgement |
| sensory | having to do with the senses |
| vicarious | experienced through imagination |
| collaborate | to work together |
| despondent | downhearted |
| instigate | stir up |
| resilient | able to recover quickly |
| retrospect | reviewing the past |
| rudimentary | fundamental |
| scoff | to make fun of |
| squelch | to silence |
| venerate | to respect deeply |
| zealot | a person totally devoted to a cause |
| ambiguous | not clear |
| dissident | a person opposed to established ideas |
| embellish | to decorate |
| fritter | to waste a little at a time |
| inadvertent | accidental |
| inane | foolish |
| juxtapose | to place close together |
| lethary | a great lack of energy |
| sporatic | occasional |
| subsidize | to support financially |
