| A | B |
| amicable | good-natured; having a pleasant and friendly disposition |
| copious | very plentiful; abundant |
| hirsute | hairy; shaggy; bristly |
| immolate | destroy; kill as a sacrifice |
| mnemonic | helping, or meant to help, the memory |
| pariah | outcast |
| pundit | actual or self-professed authority |
| tawdry | cheap and showy; gaudy; sleazy |
| untoward | inappropriate; improper |
| wheedle | coax; influence or persuade by flattery |
| indemnify | make secure against loss |
| incursion | temporary invasion |
| erudite | learned; scholarly |
| cogent | convincing |
| maraud | rove in search of plunder |
| impecunious | without money |
| specious | seeming reasonable, but incorrect |
| trenchant | effective; through, cutting; keen |
| venal | capapble of being bribed |
| sartorial | tailored |