| A | B |
| aboveboard | honest and unconcealed |
| alcove | partially enclosed area connected to a larger room |
| aroma | typically pleasant scent or smell |
| boisterous | full of energy |
| clandestine | secretive or covert |
| contrite | sorry for past actions |
| decipher | to understand a coded or hidden meaning |
| diaphanous | sheer and filmy |
| embroil | to entangle in disagreement |
| finite | having an end or limit |
| hustle | to rush |
| indigent | poor |
| luminous | giving off light |
| misapprehend | to misinterpret |
| oblivion | being completely forgotten |
| outcry | a loud noise or exclamation |
| peerless | better than or above all others |
| plenteous | found in ample supply |
| prudence | the quality of being careful and judicious |
| recur | to happen repeatedly at intervals |
| sapient | wise |
| stupendous | immense in size or magnitude |
| toilsome | requiring great labor |
| unctuous | smarmy or greasy |
| virtuoso | a person who is supremely skilled in a fine art |