| A | B |
| Affable | (adj) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to |
| Aggrandize | (v) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth |
| Amorphous | (adj) shapeless, without definite form |
| Aura | (n) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere) |
| Contraband | (n) illegal traffic, smuggled goods |
| Erudite | (adj) scholarly, bookish, pedantic |
| Gossamer | (adj) thin, light, insubstantial |
| Infer | (v) to find out by reasoning |
| Inscrutable | (adj) incapeable of being understood |
| Insular | (adj) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island |
| Irrevocable | (adj) incapeable of being changed |
| Propensity | (n) a natural inclination or predilection toward |
| Querulous | (adj) peevish, complaining, fretful |
| Remonstrate | (v) to argue or plead with someone against something |
| Repudiate | (v) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of something |
| Resilient | (adj) able to return quickly to original shape or form |
| Reverberate | (v) to re-echo, resound, or be reflected repeatedly |
| Scurrilous | (adj) coarsly abusive, vilgar, or low |
| Sedulous | (adj) persistant, showing industry and determination |
| Sleazy | (adj) thin or flimsy in texture, cheap, shoddy, inferior |