| A | B |
| dilatory | tending or meant to delay |
| eloquent | fluent and persuasive in speech |
| embellish | to make beautiful |
| fastidious | attentive to detail; difficult to please |
| gnarl | a protruding knot |
| haughty | Arrogantly or overly proud |
| inalienable | incapable of being transferred to another |
| incongruous | not agreeing with |
| juvenile | not yet an adult; immature |
| legacy | something handed down from an ancestor |
| malleable | capable to be influenced or shaped |
| morose | sad or melancholy |
| nomenclature | a system of names used |
| obsequious | extremely submissive, like a servant |
| pacify | to end the anger of |