| A | B |
| apathy | (n.) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest |
| commend | (v.) to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of |
| condolence | (n.) an expression of sympathy |
| consecrate | (v.) to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose |
| deride | (v.) to ridicule, laugh at with contempt |
| multifarious | (adj.) having great variety; numerous and diverse |
| omnivorous | (adj.) eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes |
| parsimonious | (adj.) stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small |
| recalcitrant | (adj.) stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority |
| suave | (adj.) smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses |