| A | B |
| CONDONE | TO FORGIVE OR OVERLOOK AN OFFENSE |
| NUANCE | A SLIGHT OR SUBTLE DEGREE OF DIFFERENCE |
| CONNOISSEUR | AN EXPERT IN MATTERS OF CULTURE, FOOD OR WINE |
| ENIGMA | A MYSTERY |
| APATHY | LACK OF INTEREST |
| OFFICIOUS | EXCESSIVELY EAGER TO DELIVER UNASKED HELP |
| CREDENCE | BELIEF OR TRUST |
| JAUNTY | HAVING A BUOYANT, SELF-CONFIDENT AIR |
| DILETTANTE | ONE WHO MERELY DABBLES IN AN ART OR SCIENCE |
| CULT | AN ORGANIZED GROUP OF PEOPLE WITH AN OBSESSIVE DEVOTION |
| EXTOL | TO PRAISE HIGHLY |
| CLEMENT | MERCIFUL, LENIENT |
| OSTENSIBLE | PROFESSED BUT NOT NECESSARILY TRUE |
| INEXORABLE | UNRELENTING |
| RANCOR | EXTREME HATRED OR ILL WILL |