| A | B |
|---|
| savory | of food, salty or spicy |
| chagrin | embarrassment at having failed |
| somnolent | sleepy |
| pandemonium | massively wild and noisy disorder |
| acclimate | become accustomed to a new condition or environment |
| acquiesce | accept something reluctantly but without protest |
| allure | powerfully and mysteriously attractive |
| askew | not straight or level |
| blithe | showing a casual indifference that is improper |
| contentious | likely to cause an argument; controversial |
| covet | wanting to possess or have something |
| crestfallen | sad and disappointed |
| disheveled | hair, clothes or appearance in a messy way |
| exponent | advocate or supporter of something |
| garrulous | very talkative |
| insuperable | impossible to overcome a situation |
| lamentable | deplorably bad or unsatisfactory condition |
| misnomer | a wrong name |
| profess | claim openly but falsely |
| respite | a short period of rest |
| retribution | punishment that is considered to be morally right and deserved |
| sinuous | having many curves and turns |
| sonorous | having a deep and full voice |
| vanguard | a group of people leading the way in new ideas |
| wastrel | a wasteful or good-for-nothing person |
